Tapinoma sessile
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Tapinoma sessile, commonly known as the odorous house ant, is a small North American ant species famous for the coconut-like smell it emits when crushed and its tendency to infest human structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tapinoma sessile canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4105184 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tapinoma sessile Context triple: [Dolichoderinae, notableSpecies, Tapinoma sessile]
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A.
Tapinoma
Tapinoma is a genus of small, often inconspicuous ants found worldwide, known for their flexible nesting habits and tendency to form large, diffuse colonies.
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B.
Linepithema humile
Linepithema humile, commonly known as the Argentine ant, is an invasive ant species notorious for forming massive supercolonies and displacing native ant fauna worldwide.
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C.
Camponotus
Camponotus is a large and diverse genus of ants commonly known as carpenter ants, many species of which nest in wood and are widespread across temperate and tropical regions.
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D.
Aphaenogaster
Aphaenogaster is a genus of slender, fast-moving ants commonly found in forests and grasslands, known for their role in seed dispersal and soil turnover.
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E.
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus pennsylvanicus is a common North American carpenter ant species known for nesting in wood and often inhabiting human structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tapinoma sessile Target entity description: Tapinoma sessile, commonly known as the odorous house ant, is a small North American ant species famous for the coconut-like smell it emits when crushed and its tendency to infest human structures.
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A.
Tapinoma
Tapinoma is a genus of small, often inconspicuous ants found worldwide, known for their flexible nesting habits and tendency to form large, diffuse colonies.
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B.
Linepithema humile
Linepithema humile, commonly known as the Argentine ant, is an invasive ant species notorious for forming massive supercolonies and displacing native ant fauna worldwide.
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C.
Camponotus
Camponotus is a large and diverse genus of ants commonly known as carpenter ants, many species of which nest in wood and are widespread across temperate and tropical regions.
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D.
Aphaenogaster
Aphaenogaster is a genus of slender, fast-moving ants commonly found in forests and grasslands, known for their role in seed dispersal and soil turnover.
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E.
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus pennsylvanicus is a common North American carpenter ant species known for nesting in wood and often inhabiting human structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ant species
ⓘ
insect species ⓘ |
| behavior |
can be polygynous
ⓘ
forms large colonies ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 1.5–3.2 mm ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| colonyStructure | multiple queens per colony ⓘ |
| color |
blackish-brown
ⓘ
brown ⓘ |
| commonName | odorous house ant ⓘ |
| controlMethods |
baiting
ⓘ
exclusion and sanitation ⓘ residual insecticides ⓘ |
| describedBy | Thomas Say ⓘ |
| diet |
honeydew from aphids and other hemipterans
ⓘ
proteins ⓘ sweets ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
scavenger
ⓘ
tends honeydew-producing insects ⓘ |
| family | Formicidae ⓘ |
| foragingBehavior | omnivorous forager ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genus | Tapinoma ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ suburban environments ⓘ urban environments ⓘ |
| infests |
commercial buildings
ⓘ
residential buildings ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo | North America ⓘ |
| nestingSite |
inside buildings
ⓘ
soil ⓘ under logs ⓘ under stones ⓘ |
| notableFeature | emits coconut-like odor when crushed ⓘ |
| odorDescription | coconut-like smell ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera ⓘ |
| pestStatus |
household pest
ⓘ
structural pest ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| reproduction | nuptial flights ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | eusocial ⓘ |
| subfamily | Dolichoderinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | thrives in warm conditions ⓘ |
| trailBehavior | forms strong foraging trails ⓘ |
| workerPolymorphism | monomorphic workers ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1836 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tapinoma sessile Description of subject: Tapinoma sessile, commonly known as the odorous house ant, is a small North American ant species famous for the coconut-like smell it emits when crushed and its tendency to infest human structures.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.