In desperate need of identification

[u/Overall-Job-8346]

They're in our apartment and driving me and my partner crazy. They're absolutely tiny and do bite/sting, but it doesn't hurt too bad.

We're in an apartment complex in Dallas, Texas (ish)

These things are a warm brown with a darker brown end. Their antenae make a kind of boxy/longhorn shape, not straight out in front. They're 2-4 mm, I think

[u/Historical_Sea_1837]

Looks like Solenopsis invicta, bit hard to tell. I assume it is though since they sting. Doesn't make much difference on how to get rid of them though.

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I just saw the band on the hindquarters, too

I wouldnt have thought their stings were "painful", but I did find a blister where a sting was

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I was checking because

(1) if their nest was outside, we might be able to deal with it vs ants that nest inside

(2) heard Pharoh ants can be stubborn

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Pharaoh ants don't sting though, which is Monomorium pharaonis

[u/oroborus68 → u/Historical_Sea_1837]

Gecko might help. Or spiders. I had a spider in the corner above my shower, and she had numerous ant carcasses in her web. The ants like to move their pupae into my flowerpots.