Black Ant

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:

    “th’ other black and grave, wherewith each one
    Is checker’d all along,
    Humilitie:”
    —George Herbert (1593–1633)

    “An ant on the tablecloth
    Ran into a dormant moth
    Of many times his size.
    He showed not the least surprise.
    His business wasn’t with such.
    He gave it scarcely a touch,”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)