page_title: Pissant
hierarchical_section_title: Pissant
caption_attribution_description: English: Description: detailed sideview of a Formica rufa Deutsch: Beschreibung: Detailierte Seitenansicht der Art Rote Waldameise Formica rufa
context_page_description: A pissant, also seen as piss ant or piss-ant, refers to a specific type of ant. The word is also used as a pejorative noun or adjective, indicating insignificance.
  It has its origin in the word pismire, a fourteenth century term for ant.
  The original pissant is any of a certain group of large ant species, commonly called wood ants, that make mounded nests in forests throughout most of Europe. The name pissant arises from the urine-like odour produced by their nesting material—needles and straw from pine trees—and the formic acid that constitutes their venom. Formica rufa is one such ant, but there are others with similar characteristics. Forelius and Iridomyrmex are two genera of piss ants. In the United States, the word pissant may refer to any small ant that infests a home.
context_section_description: A pissant, also seen as piss ant or piss-ant, refers to a specific type of ant. The word is also used as a pejorative noun or adjective, indicating insignificance. 
  It has its origin in the word pismire, a fourteenth century term for ant.
  The original pissant is any of a certain group of large ant species, commonly called wood ants, that make mounded nests in forests throughout most of Europe. The name pissant arises from the urine-like odour produced by their nesting material—needles and straw from pine trees—and the formic acid that constitutes their venom. Formica rufa is one such ant, but there are others with similar characteristics. Forelius and Iridomyrmex are two genera of piss ants. In the United States, the word pissant may refer to any small ant that infests a home.
caption: Formica rufa, a typical pissant
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