Size: 0.19 in. Where it lives: Pavement ants most often nest under bricks or pavement, but they are also found in grassy areas near sidewalks and even in extreme environments, like salt marshes. What it eats: Ultimate opportunists, pavement ants eat anything from dead insects to honeydew, a sugary food leaf hoppers produce.
confound - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; These questions confuse even the experts; This question completely threw me; This question befuddled even the teacher
confer. 1  to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation. 2  to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.: to confer a degree on a graduate. 3  Obsolete. to compare.