Several ants crawling on the surface of leaf litter. There are darker winged reproductive forms along with chunky, amber yellow workers with small eyes.

Several ants crawling on the surface of leaf litter. They are chunky, amber yellow workers with small eyes.

Several ants crawling on the surface of leaf litter. There are darker winged reproductive forms along with chunky, amber yellow workers with small eyes.

An ant crawling on the surface of leaf litter. It is an amber yellow worker with small eyes.

Me: *sniffs swarming #ants* "So they DO smell like citronella! It smells so gooooood!!!" 😋

Me also: "I wonder what they taste like?" 🤔

Me again: "I'll let someone else tell me" 😂

#Formicidae #Lasius #Acanthomyops #citronellaants
Raleigh, NC, USA (October)