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Small black sugar ant

Lepisiota capensis
Eats: A bit of everythingAntsGardens and meadows6 legs

The small black sugar ant is a little black ant that lives in Africa and Asia. It is found in many countries, from South Africa to India and Sri Lanka. Its name hints that it has a sweet tooth.

Lives in
Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia
Top speed
about 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)
On foot, estimate
What does it eat?
Its name says it likes sweet, sugary food.
For real!Photo of Small black sugar ant
Picture by JMK. CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

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Fun facts

1

Scientists know 13 subspecies of it, living in places such as Kenya, Sudan, South Africa, India and Sri Lanka.

2

It belongs to the same big ant group as wood ants.

3

It is called an Old World ant, which means it comes from Africa, Asia and Europe, not from the Americas.

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Most asked questions about Small black sugar ant

?Where does the small black sugar ant live?

In many countries of Africa and Asia, from South Africa to India and Sri Lanka.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Lepisiota capensis
Group
Ants
Family
Formicidae
Classification
Insecta > Hymenoptera > Formicidae
Lives on
Africa, Asia

Where the facts come from

  1. Lepisiota capensis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by JMK. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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