Bug FAQEmma’s Pygmy Snapping Ant
Pyramica clypeata · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Formicidae
Emma’s Pygmy Snapping Ant is about 1.5 mm long. It is most often seen on beach margins and in agricultural areas. When it attacks, the first strike normally kills its prey.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Emma’s Pygmy Snapping Ant measures roughly 1.5 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is commonly found along beach edges and in farmland.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Its first strike usually kills the prey it captures.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 18 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, New York, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: introduced in North America; introduced in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Same family (Formicidae)
Eastern Black Carpenter AntCamponotus pennsylvanicusCan bite
Red Imported Fire AntSolenopsis invictaCan sting
American Winter AntPrenolepis imparis
Argentine AntLinepithema humileNuisance, not dangerous
Immigrant Pavement AntTetramorium immigransCan sting
Odorous House AntTapinoma sessileCan damage your homeSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strumigenys_emmae
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Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.