Pine Tree Acrobat Ant

Crematogaster pinicola · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Formicidae

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Pine Tree Acrobat Ant
Photo: Raven Dandridge, CC BY

Crematogaster pinicola belongs to the ant genus Crematogaster. It is commonly called the Pine Tree Acrobat Ant. The name means a pine-tree dweller, reflecting its association with pine trees.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

The species name derives from Latin words meaning pine tree dweller.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 6 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama.

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

Source: GBIF

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

Months it is reported in the US

JFMAMJJASOND

Source: GBIF

More photos

Pine Tree Acrobat Ant photo 2
Photo: Raven Dandridge, CC BY
Pine Tree Acrobat Ant photo 3
Photo: Raven Dandridge, CC BY
Pine Tree Acrobat Ant photo 4
Photo: Raven Dandridge, CC BY
Pine Tree Acrobat Ant photo 5
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Same family (Formicidae)

Eastern Black Carpenter AntEastern Black Carpenter AntCamponotus pennsylvanicusCan biteRed Imported Fire AntRed Imported Fire AntSolenopsis invictaCan stingAmerican Winter AntAmerican Winter AntPrenolepis imparisArgentine AntArgentine AntLinepithema humileNuisance, not dangerousImmigrant Pavement AntImmigrant Pavement AntTetramorium immigransCan stingOdorous House AntOdorous House AntTapinoma sessileCan damage your home

Sources

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

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.

How this page works

This is one bug's fact sheet. The colored box at the top says whether it is dangerous. Sections below cover how to recognize it, whether it is a pest, and how to deal with it. The US map shows which states have records; tap a state to see other bugs there.

Every fact on Bug FAQ comes from a named source (university extension sites, government agencies, GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia). The source is linked next to each section. If we have no source for something, we leave it out.