Wood ants (Formica aquilonia)

Formica aquilonia · Formica

Wood ants (Formica aquilonia). Recorded flying from June through July. Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Reddish-brown head and mesosoma contrast sharply with a dark brown-black gaster. Recorded near 4 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.

When do wood ants fly?

Recorded flying from June through July.

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Queen appearance

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Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Reddish-brown head and mesosoma contrast sharply with a dark brown-black gaster.

fast and highly active, forms conspicuous mound trails (wood ant)

Founding care

Needs a winter diapause: a cool, dark rest period each year.

Diet: Insects, meat, sugar water, honey etc.

Habitat

Soil · also thatched mound · typical for this genus

After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens. Scan open ground near woodland for wandering queens and thatch mounds.

Recorded near

Aberdeen Belfast Dundee Glasgow

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