Black ant is a term used for eusocial insects of the family Formicidae that are black in color. It has been used to describe many ants, including, but not limited to:
- The Black carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)
- The Black garden ant (Lasius niger)
- Some ant mimics look like black ants (see Ant mimicry)
Famous quotes containing the words black and/or ant:
“As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.”
—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)
“As a thinker and planner, the ant is the equal of any savage race of men; as a self-educated specialist in several arts, she is the superior of any savage race of men; and in one or two high mental qualities she is above the reach of any man, savage or civilized.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)