Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster rudis)
Aphaenogaster rudis · Aphaenogaster
Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster rudis). Recorded flying from July through August. Dark brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Reddish-brown body contrasts against the pale leaf litter and soil of eastern woodlands. Recorded near 74 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do funnel ants fly?
Recorded flying from July through August.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Reddish-brown body contrasts against the pale leaf litter and soil of eastern woodlands.
fast, jerky, erratic movement typical of Aphaenogaster
Founding care
Fully claustral: seal her in a test tube setup, somewhere dark and undisturbed. She raises the first brood on her own wing muscles and needs no food or opening until the first workers appear.
Needs a winter diapause: a cool, dark rest period each year.
Diet: omnivorous scavenger (primarily insects/small invertebrates; also fungi and opportunistic foods)
Intermediate
Read more on AntWiki →Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).
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
Greater SudburyHalifax, DartmouthKingstonMontréal, Laval, Longueuil, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Le Vieux-Longueuil, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, Terrebonne, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Ville-MarieOttawa, Gatineau, Nepean, Gloucester, Orléans, Ottawa SouthSt. CatharinesToronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Kitchener, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Oshawa, Guelph, Whitby, Milton, Cambridge, Ajax, Thornhill, Waterloo, BrantfordWindsorWinnipegAlbanyAllentownAnn ArborAtlanta, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsAustin, Round RockBirminghamBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordBuffalo, AmherstCedar RapidsCharleston, North CharlestonChattanooga, East ChattanoogaChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginCincinnatiCleveland, AkronColumbia, MOColumbus, OHDavenportDaytonDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsFayettevilleFort WayneGainesvilleGrand RapidsGreensboro, Winston-Salem, High PointHuntsvilleIndianapolisKansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, East IndependenceKnoxvilleLafayetteLexington, Lexington-FayetteLittle RockLouisvilleMadisonMeadsMilwaukeeMinneapolis, Saint PaulMobileMontgomeryNashville, Clarksville, MurfreesboroNew Orleans, Metairie Terrace, MetairieNew York City, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island, Newark, Jersey City, Upper West Side, Jamaica, Yonkers, East Flatbush, East New York, Washington Heights, Astoria, Borough Park, Paterson, Bridgeport, Elizabeth, Stamford, Sunset Park, Sheepshead Bay, North Stamford, Harlem, East Harlem, Elmhurst, Bushwick, Gravesend, Corona, EdisonPeoria, North PeoriaPhiladelphiaPittsburghPuebloRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CaryRichmondRoanokeRochester, NYRockfordSioux FallsSouth BendSpringfield, ILSpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburySpringfield, MOSt. LouisSyracuseTampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Lakeland, BrandonToledoTopekaTuscaloosaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaWilmingtonMore Aphaenogaster species
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