Apache Twig Ant

Pseudomyrmex apache · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Formicidae

Also called: Amber Twig Ant

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Apache Twig Ant
Photo: Jake Nitta, CC BY

The Apache Twig Ant is golden-yellow and measures about 5 to 8 mm in length. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and possibly Florida.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

These ants are golden yellow in color.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults range from 5 to 8 mm long.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

They occur in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and possibly Florida.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Apache Twig Ant photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Apache Twig Ant photo 3
Photo: Jake Nitta, CC BY
Apache Twig Ant photo 4
Photo: Garth Harwood, CC BY
Apache Twig Ant photo 5
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY

Questions people ask

Where are Apache Twig Ants found?

They are native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and possibly Florida.

Source: Wikipedia

How big are Apache Twig Ants?

Adults are about 5 to 8 mm long.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Formicidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomyrmex_apache

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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