Your Questions About What Kind Of Bug Looks Like An Ant

Bumps on my 3 year olds bottom?

My 3 year old daughter has been complaining that her “butt-butt” hurts. She doesn’t really seem bothered about it during the day. She just tells me at night before bed. She is no longer in diapers or pull-ups during the day. Only wears a diaper at night incase of an accident. When I look at her bottom she has about 6 small bumps that almost look like bites. I have checked her bed and the whole house (which is where she is all day, i’m a stay at home mom) and we have no fleas, ants or bugs of any kind! Could this be a diaper rash even though she only wears one at night? As a baby she NEVER had diaper rash. Any advice on what to use? or what it could be?

What are these little bugs in my kitchen and bathroom?

I live in central florida in an apartment building. This building is fairly new, built in the early 90′s. I keep my house very clean, I have a toddler that likes to get into everything! But since april or may there have been these tiny bugs crawling around in my bathroom, on the sink, in the bathtub, and on the floors of the bathroom. I have also noticed them in the kitchen next to the stove, they have also gotten into some bread on top of my fridge. I have cleaned everything in my kitchen and bathroom, and even tried to find the root of the problem but I can’t seem to get rid of them? I have even had pest control come to my apt twice! There still there, and I can’t identify them either! They’re tiny, look reddish, kind of like baby red ants. They move quickly and dont seem to drown either.

White itchy white welts on skin?

For the last month or so, I have been having a weird skin reaction. In fact, I just had this happen about half an hour ago. I got out of the shower and about half an hour later,I was sitting on my bed and my upper arm started to feel itchy. After scratching it, I noticed a long white welt that resembled a mosquito or ant bite. However, I know that it is not a bug bite because I was not bitten and it feels like a welt–stinging as if I have been slapped with a rubber strap or something. Suddenly, that one long white welt grew into a much thicker welt, surrounded by smaller ones that look like bug bites. Now the area is red, hot to the touch, and stings, but the itch is not as severe and the welts have kind of congealed into just one thick white welt. As I’ve said, this has happened to me about five or so times this month on different areas of my body, but it always starts the same way: An extreme itch that is accompanied by welts and redness. What could this be? The welts have gotten better now, but should I visit a doctor? Could it be some kind of allergic reaction? Thanks in advance for any answers
LOL, I just realized that I wrote “white” twice in the question. Sorry =P

Have some questions about ants?

I have some ants that run along the cobble stone side walk outside my house, living in the cracks. I have done some experiments with them, but have some questions about them:
1) What kind of ants are they? They’re the tiny, black, non-biting kind.
2) Do they ever invade other colonies territory? One time I saw three ants emerge from a crack in the side walk, run up to another ant, rub their antenna together to identify the lone ant, then chase it away once they knew it was an ‘outsider’. Or that’s what it looked like.
3) What food’s do they like and why?
4) How to they pass information? (e.g. where a food source is, where an enemy is, etc.)
5) What is under the cracks? Do they have tons of tunnels in the dirt or what?
6) If you know what kind of ants these are, what are their characteristics? Do they catch and eat other bugs? Do they have “wars” with other types of ants? Do they capture “slaves”? What sort of “pecking order” do they have (I mean are there foragers, warriors, queens…..etc.)

Thanks for your help in answering any one of these questions!

I have a few questions about ants?

I have some ants that run along the cobble stone side walk outside my house, living in the cracks. I have done some experiments with them, but have some questions about them:
1) What kind of ants are they? They’re the tiny, black, non-biting kind.
2) Do they ever invade other colonies territory? One time I saw three ants emerge from a crack in the side walk, run up to another ant, rub their antenna together to identify the lone ant, then chase it away once they knew it was an ‘outsider’. Or that’s what it looked like.
3) What food’s do they like and why?
4) How to they pass information? (e.g. where a food source is, where an enemy is, etc.)
5) What is under the cracks? Do they have tons of tunnels in the dirt or what?
6) If you know what kind of ants these are, what are their characteristics? Do they catch and eat other bugs? Do they have “wars” with other types of ants? Do they capture “slaves”? What sort of “pecking order” do they have (I mean are there foragers, warriors, queens…..etc.)

Thanks for your help in answering any one of these questions!
This is in southern Oregon.