Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster subterranea)
Aphaenogaster subterranea · Aphaenogaster
Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster subterranea). Recorded flying from July through September. Pale tan head, pale tan-brown mesosoma, darker brown gaster. Pale tan body suited to a subterranean lifestyle, contrasts little against soil until the darker gaster is seen. Recorded near 11 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do funnel ants fly?
Recorded flying from July through September.
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Queen appearance
Pale tan head, pale tan-brown mesosoma, darker brown gaster. Pale tan body suited to a subterranean lifestyle, contrasts little against soil until the darker gaster is seen.
fast, jerky, erratic movement typical of Aphaenogaster, though this species forages mostly underground
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: Insects, meat, sugar water, honey etc.
Intermediate · Queen ~7-8 mm
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
CentennialColorado SpringsDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderFort CollinsGreeleyPuebloSalinasSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSanta RosaSeattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Kent, Everett, RentonMore Aphaenogaster species
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