Wood ants (Formica integroides)
Formica integroides · Formica
Wood ants (Formica integroides). Recorded flying in April. Reddish-orange head, reddish-orange mesosoma, black gaster. Red-orange head and thorax sharply bicolored against a black gaster. Recorded near 11 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do wood ants fly?
Recorded flying in April.
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Queen appearance
Reddish-orange head, reddish-orange mesosoma, black gaster. Red-orange head and thorax sharply bicolored against a black gaster.
fast, continuous, mound-building forager
No founding care data for Formica integroides 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.
Recorded near
KelownaVictoria, SaanichColorado SpringsLos Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Hollywood, Corona, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Valencia, Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Fullerton, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, East Los Angeles, Koreatown, El Monte, Downey, Costa Mesa, Inglewood, West Covina, Norwalk, Burbank, Universal City, RialtoRenoSalinasSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, VistaSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSanta RosaVictorvilleMore Formica species
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