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Argentine ants and yellow crazy ants. When other ant species get
kicked out of town, thief ants hold their ground.
Jesse James’s shoot-‘em-ups and looting sprees came to an
abrupt end when he met the wrong end of Robert Ford’s pistol.
Fortunately, thief ants survive even the toughest ant assassins.
They beat up fire ants and outwit Argentine and yellow crazy ants.
Unlike Jesse, who caused trouble with the law wherever he went,
thief ants contribute to our natural world. They help keep other
pieces of nature in check by eating dead insects and aerating the
soil with their underground nests. You could even say they are
lawmen in their own right, nibbling away at the pests crawling
around your lawn. They’re tiny but tough, and they’re outside your
door right now. Despite their name, thief ants live mostly on the
good side of the law.
School of Ants Map - Thief Ant
North American distribution of the thief ant. Visit
www.schoolofants.org/species/2152 for an interactive version.
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