Eggs mature in less than a month and queens can survive for years. Marching year-round from outdoor nests along pavement, cracks in curbing or under floors, they search for any kind of food. Eggs will mature in about six and a half weeks. Nesting can occur either indoors or out in any well-pretoected area, heated area. Again, they are omnivorous, favoring the sweeter foods.
Colors can be either yellow or brown.
Feeding on greasy foods they also live off of the young of other insects. Breeding occurs both in summer and winter.