Reposted from http://blogpestcontrol.com/2009/10/ants-cause-fire/ Fire Lt Fred Godawa of Daytona Beach blamed a recent fire on a carpenter ant colo

The odorous house ant is known for its pungent rotten coconut like smell

Physical Characteristics Carpenter worker ants are 1/8 - 1/2 long and Queens are 1/2 - 5/8 long black in color Behavior Carpenter ants occur in

Southern fire ant and would not recomend attempting to control them yourself because of there aggressive nature

The Argentine ant is one of the most common ant we come across!