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Common Household Pest Ant Guide | How to Identify | How to Remove
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Ants Invading Your Home? Expert Tips! 5 Simple and Effective Ways to Repel Ants
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Sawtooth ants, subfamily Sawtooth ants
Odontomachus troglodytes
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Popular Ant Mating Flight Schedule | Time | Location | Catch Your Own Queen
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Taipei Giant Mountain Ant is the largest ant in Taiwan. It is distributed in the middle and high altitude mountain areas and is difficult to keep.
從工蟻到蟻后的體型都相當巨大，碩大的身形常讓人誤以為蟻巢內有很多隻蟻后，容易觀察的體型使飼養過程更加充滿樂趣，也使之成為相當受歡迎的蟻種。
腹部有兩個小斑點，吃飽撐大後尤其明顯，體型在巨山蟻中屬於中小型蟻。生產速度極快，尤其卵、幼、繭常堆滿整個巢室，也因幼蟲多，群落整體食量大，互動性很高，是非常適合初學者飼養的蟻種。
外表呈亮面黑色，帶有些微美麗的金屬光澤，初期工蟻體型較小，因蟻后會一次性生產大量的卵同時培養，以快速增加工蟻數量，故初期群落發展快速，是非常適合初學者飼養的蟻種。
台灣特有種，頭胸為紅褐色，腹部類似虎斑紋，相當的美麗，是台灣非常具有代表性的蟻種。
With fast production speed, wide food habits, light color and medium size, it is easy to keep and observe. Even beginners who are new to pet ants can keep this species stably.
全台灣最美的螞蟻，蜂蜜琥珀色的體色讓其無論在哪都非常吸引眼球，新后採集難度高，因此產量稀少，是許多養蟻玩家的最愛。