pharaoh ant
English
Noun
pharaoh ant (plural pharaoh ants)
- A small yellow-brown ant, Monomorium pharaonis, introduced to virtually every area of the world, considered to be a major indoor pest.
- 1889 May 25, “The Little Red Ant”, in Good Housekeeping, volume 9, number 2, page 26:
- It probably received the scientific name of "Pharaoh's ant" on account of a defective knowledge of Scripture on the part of its describer, who doubtless imagined that ants formed one of the plagues of Egypt in the time of Pharaoh, whereas the only entomological plagues mentioned were lice, flies and locusts.
Translations
species of ant
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Further reading
- pharaoh ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Monomorium pharaonis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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