Wood ants (Formica subpolita)

Formica subpolita · Formica
Wood ants (Formica subpolita). Recorded flying in June. Orange-tan head, orange-tan mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Warm orange-tan head and thorax against a darker gaster, wings attached. Recorded near 17 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.

When do wood ants fly?

Recorded flying in June.

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Queen appearance

Orange-tan head, orange-tan mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Warm orange-tan head and thorax against a darker gaster, wings attached.
fast, erratic mound-ant forager gait
No founding care data for Formica subpolita 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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