Ponerine ants (Brachyponera chinensis)
Brachyponera chinensis · Brachyponera
Ponerine ants (Brachyponera chinensis). Recorded flying from May through July. Dark brown-black head, dark brown-black mesosoma, dark brown with pale amber tip gaster. Dark brown-black body with a pale amber-tipped gaster.
When do Ponerine ants fly?
Recorded flying from May through July.
Flight calendar
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Queen appearance
Dark brown-black head, dark brown-black mesosoma, dark brown with pale amber tip gaster. Dark brown-black body with a pale amber-tipped gaster.
slow and deliberate forager; may freeze or feign death when disturbed
Founding care
Semi-claustral: she cannot raise brood on her reserves alone. Feed her through founding (small insects, a little sugar) or she starves.
Diet: generalist predator and scavenger; termite specialist
Intermediate · Queen ~6.5 mm
Read more on AntWiki →Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).
Habitat
Soil · also dead wood · typical for this genus
After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens. Check logs, stumps and dead branches for landed queens.
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