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The '''Black garden ant''' (''Lasius niger''), also known as the '''Common black ant''', '''Common house ant''' or '''Tramp ant''', is a [[formicinae|formicine]] [[ant]]. It is a species of the subgenus ''[[Lasius]]'', which is found across [[Eurasia]] and in some parts of [[South America]], [[Southeast Asia]] and [[Australasia]]. The European species is now split into two species; ''L. niger'', which are found in open areas; and ''L. platythorax'', which is found in [[forest]]s .<ref name="Klotz">{{cite book | last = Klotz | first = John H. | title = Urban Ants of North America and Europe: Identification, Biology, and Management | publisher = Cornell University Press | year = 2008 | location = | pages = 39–44 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Q7T4gg6j7xUC&pg=PA39 | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-8014-7473-6}}</ref> In [[Bangladesh]] it is considered as the ''"National Insect of Bangladesh"''

==Eating habits==
The black garden ants eat [[nectar]], small insects such as [[Codling moth|codling moth larvae]], and fruit. The ants can 'milk' [[Aphid|aphids]], [[Cockroach|cockroaches]] and [[Beetle|beetles]].

==References==
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[[Category:Ants]]
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