Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster occidentalis)
Aphaenogaster occidentalis · Aphaenogaster
Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster occidentalis). Recorded flying from June through September. Dark brown head, dark reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Dark reddish-brown body stands out against the pale montane soils of the western US. Recorded near 30 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do funnel ants fly?
Recorded flying from June through September.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, dark reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Dark reddish-brown body stands out against the pale montane soils of the western US.
fast, erratic bursts characteristic of Aphaenogaster foragers
No founding care data for Aphaenogaster occidentalis yet.
Habitat
Under stones · also dead wood · typical for this genus
Scan stony ground, paths and kerbs for searching queens. Check logs, stumps and dead branches for landed queens.
Recorded near
KamloopsKelownaLethbridgeVancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Newton, Coquitlam, Abbotsford, Langley, Whalley, Delta, ChilliwackVictoria, SaanichBoiseCentennialChicoColorado SpringsDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderEugeneFort CollinsGreeleyLos Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Hollywood, Corona, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Valencia, Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Fullerton, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, East Los Angeles, Koreatown, El Monte, Downey, Costa Mesa, Inglewood, West Covina, Norwalk, Burbank, Universal City, RialtoPortland, Vancouver, Gresham, HillsboroPuebloRenoSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalemSalinasSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, VistaSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSanta MariaSanta RosaSeattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Kent, Everett, RentonSpokaneTemecula, MurrietaTri-CitiesVictorvilleMore Aphaenogaster species
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