Wood ants (Formica subaenescens)
Formica subaenescens · Formica
Wood ants (Formica subaenescens). Recorded flying in August. Dark brown-black head, dark brown-black mesosoma, dark brown-black with a faint bronze sheen gaster. Uniformly dark body with a faint bronze sheen on the gaster, wings attached. Recorded near 33 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do wood ants fly?
Recorded flying in August.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown-black head, dark brown-black mesosoma, dark brown-black with a faint bronze sheen gaster. Uniformly dark body with a faint bronze sheen on the gaster, wings attached.
fast, erratic wood-ant gait typical of the rufa group
No founding care data for Formica subaenescens 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
CalgaryEdmontonHalifax, DartmouthKamloopsKelownaKingstonQuébec, Lévis, Sainte-Foy, La Cité-LimoilouSt. CatharinesToronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Kitchener, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Oshawa, Guelph, Whitby, Milton, Cambridge, Ajax, Thornhill, Waterloo, BrantfordTrois-RivièresVictoria, SaanichWindsorWinnipegAlbanyAnn ArborBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordColorado SpringsDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsGrand RapidsLas Vegas, North Las Vegas, Paradise, Sunrise Manor, Spring Valley, EnterpriseMadisonNew York City, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island, Newark, Jersey City, Upper West Side, Jamaica, Yonkers, East Flatbush, East New York, Washington Heights, Astoria, Borough Park, Paterson, Bridgeport, Elizabeth, Stamford, Sunset Park, Sheepshead Bay, North Stamford, Harlem, East Harlem, Elmhurst, Bushwick, Gravesend, Corona, EdisonRenoRochester, NYSalinasSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSanta MariaSanta RosaSpokaneTucsonWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaMore Formica species
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