Wood ants (Formica fuscocinerea)

Formica fuscocinerea · Formica
Wood ants (Formica fuscocinerea). Recorded flying from June through September. Gray-brown head, gray-brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Dusky gray body with a silvery sheen against a darker gaster.

When do wood ants fly?

Recorded flying from June through September.

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Queen appearance

Gray-brown head, gray-brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Dusky gray body with a silvery sheen against a darker gaster.
fast, continuous, rarely pausing
No founding care data for Formica fuscocinerea yet.

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.

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