Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Roaming Enemies

Yesterday Noon: discovered the army of (returning) ants that marched out from a tinyyy hole in the wall crack which the sun shines on.

Last Night: a baby lizard crawled out from somewhere in between my paper boxes.

This Morning: a huge (those can fly de lorrr!!) cockroach was on the ceiling corner, that happens to be directly above my sleeping side.

WTH!!! Pest Society ah?

-_-""

2 comments:

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Mr. Ng said...

Pavement Ant:
Tetramorium caespitum

Appearance:
Dark brown or blackish.
1/8" long.
6 legs.
2 spines on the back.
2 nodes on petiole.
Grooves on head and thorax.
Thorax uneven with 1 pair of spines.
12-segmented antennae with 3-segmented lub.
Winged ants are often mistaken for termites.

Lifecycle:
Visible Spring and Summer.
Have been known to emerge any time of the year in heated structures.

Habits:

Feeding - eat almost anything that humans eat, and also pet food.

Visibility - seen entering houses looking for food, most often at night. May move through pipes and electrical wires.
Nesting - in lawns or under stones, wood, or boards. Mounds built along sidewalks, baseboards, and near foundations in clusters. Colonies found near water.