Bug FAQCherry Acrobat Ant
Crematogaster cerasi · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Formicidae
Cherry Acrobat Ants have long hairs on their shoulders and backs, and short, broken ridges on the top of the thorax. Their bodies are a single uniform colour. They eat dead insects, smaller bugs, and flower nectar, making them omnivorous.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Long hairs cover the shoulder area and the back. The thorax has short, discontinuous ridges on its dorsal side. The ant’s body is a single, uniform colour.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
They are omnivores, eating both animal and plant material. Their diet includes dead insects, smaller bugs, and flower nectar.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 43 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Ohio, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crematogaster_cerasi
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