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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Sunday, June 12, 2005 - 5:29 pm
Yesterday I was watering flowers and noticed what looked like ants with wings all over the ground in the mulch that is up against the house. They were even on the bricks. Thousands of them. Their heads were red and their bodies were black. They did not look like termites but what else could they be? I had nothing to spray on them so I used oven cleaner.LOL Today when I went to the spot where they were I noticed a hole in the concrete between the bricks. Only one hole and a bunch of concrete dust on the ground. It looks like they got into the brick. The entry point is on the brick of the garage. I looked up termites and the pictures look nothing like them. Any suggestions as to what these creatures are would be most helpful and appreciated. The hole is about a foot and a half up the side of the brick from the ground.
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 8:15 am
Ok, I went outside and captured some of the little buggers in a jar. They appear to be ants. The antenna is bent. There are tiny red ones without wings, big red headed with darker bodies and wings, and tiny black ones with wings. They all appear to have three segments to their bodies with bent antennae.
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 9:20 am
I don't know if you have had a lot of wet or humid weather, but carpenter ants are now becoming a problem in my corner of the world because of the excess moisture and humidity. It would be important to get rid of them. The tiny red ants may be beneficial to some plantings. I have them all over my peony bushes now. Not sure if that's what you have, but good luck, Kristylb. Try this in case the above address for red ants doesn't load. Then look for FAQ section on red ants and peonies.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 4:41 pm
Call Terminex. They handle all kinds of bugs! There are many kinds of termites and many kinds of carpenter ants. Both are nasty!
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Kristylovesbb
Member
09-14-2000
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 5:14 pm
That's exactly what I have done Schoolmarm. Thanks
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 6:04 pm
Ants have waists. Termites don't. Sounds like ants.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 7:05 pm
do they have hips too?
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 7:09 pm
what about lips?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, June 13, 2005 - 10:53 pm
Bees, ants, and wasps all belong to the order Hymenoptera, which is characterized by the very narrow "waist." Termites belong to the order Isoptera and have no visible waist. The nomenclature is silent on the matter of lips and hips.

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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 5:49 am
Thanks for the education, Juju!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, June 17, 2005 - 3:06 am
In Santa Ana I had termites that had red heads and black bodies. I think they are tight lipped on the matter of lips and hips but they sure can chew. Mine were subterraneans. Terminix told me so.
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 7:40 am
Moved the Mice/Rat conversation HERE
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