Leafcutter ants (Atta opaciceps)
Atta opaciceps · Atta
Leafcutter ants (Atta opaciceps). Flights follow the wet season here rather than a fixed calendar month. Very large reddish-brown leafcutter queens (often 20 mm or more). Recorded near 6 of the 306 locations Dealate tracks.
When do leafcutter ants fly?
Flights follow the wet season here rather than a fixed calendar month.
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Queen appearance
Very large reddish-brown leafcutter queens (often 20 mm or more). · typical for this genus
ponderous and slow
How to catch a queen ant →No founding care data for Atta opaciceps yet.
Habitat
Soil · also soil mound · typical for this genus
After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens. Watch cleared, sunny ground for wingless queens.
Recorded near
Feira de SantanaFortaleza, Caucaia, Maracanaú, MaranguapeIpojucaMaceióNatal, Parnamirim, São Gonçalo do AmaranteRecife, Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Olinda, Paulista, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Camaragibe, Vitória de Santo Antão, Igarassu, São Lourenço da Mata, Abreu e LimaMore Atta species
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