how small is an ant
Little black ants are small and dark-brown, black or jet black in color and are a native species found throughout the United States. The workers are as small as 1.5 mm in length, and queens can measure up to 4 mm. Their antennae consist of 12 segments and end in a three-segmented club. Their pedicel, or the ant waist, is two-segmented. Little black ants have no spines, and their thorax is unevenly rounded.