Wood ants (Formica subsericea)
Formica subsericea · Formica
Wood ants (Formica subsericea). Recorded flying from April through August. Black head, black mesosoma, black with a silky sheen gaster. Uniform matte-to-silky black body (the namesake sheen), wings attached. Recorded near 78 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do wood ants fly?
Recorded flying from April through August.
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Queen appearance
Black head, black mesosoma, black with a silky sheen gaster. Uniform matte-to-silky black body (the namesake sheen), wings attached.
fast, nervous, solitary forager gait typical of the fusca group
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
BarrieGreater SudburyKingstonLondonMontréal, Laval, Longueuil, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Le Vieux-Longueuil, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, Terrebonne, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Ville-MarieOttawa, Gatineau, Nepean, Gloucester, Orléans, Ottawa SouthQuébec, Lévis, Sainte-Foy, La Cité-LimoilouSt. CatharinesThunder BayToronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Kitchener, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Oshawa, Guelph, Whitby, Milton, Cambridge, Ajax, Thornhill, Waterloo, BrantfordTrois-RivièresWindsorWinnipegAlbanyAllentownAnn ArborAtlanta, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsBirminghamBoiseBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordBuffalo, AmherstCedar RapidsCharlotteChattanooga, East ChattanoogaChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginCincinnatiCleveland, AkronColumbia, MOColumbia, SCColumbus, GAColumbus, OHDavenportDaytonDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderDes MoinesDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsEvansvilleFayettevilleFort WayneGrand RapidsGreen BayGreensboro, Winston-Salem, High PointHuntsvilleIndianapolisKansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, East IndependenceKnoxvilleLansingLexington, Lexington-FayetteLincolnLouisvilleLubbockMadisonMeadsMilwaukeeMinneapolis, Saint PaulMontgomeryNashville, Clarksville, MurfreesboroNew South Memphis, MemphisNew 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, EdisonOmahaPeoria, North PeoriaPhiladelphiaPittsburghRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CaryRichmondRoanokeRochester, NYRockfordSouth BendSpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburySpringfield, MOSt. LouisSyracuseToledoTuscaloosaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaWilmingtonMore Formica species
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