I got this black bugs with white patterns on their backs, what is it? The look like small, fat ants.?

Question

The bugs have a white pattern on their backs that look like a "butterfly". They are all in my lawn and all over the driveway just scurrying about. Extremely small, smaller than a fire ant. I live outside Houston, TX if that helps.

Answer 1

Thats the Mexican Tee Tee Bug. They are known for their poisonous bites that kill small animals like mice and small cats etc. They have a short life cycle and should be gone within a couple of weeks.

Answer 2

Could be one of these:

http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/aimg5...

http://bugguide.net/node/view/11210/bgpa...