Garden ants (Lasius neoniger)
Lasius neoniger · Lasius
Garden ants (Lasius neoniger). Recorded flying from July through December. Dark brown head, dark reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Longer erect hairs on scape and tibiae distinguish it from L. alienus. Recorded near 111 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do garden ants fly?
Recorded flying from July through December.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, dark reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Longer erect hairs on scape and tibiae distinguish it from L. alienus.
fast, active surface forager, a common turfgrass mound-builder
Habitat
Soil · also under stones · typical for this genus
After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens. Scan stony ground, paths and kerbs for searching queens.
Recorded near
BarrieCalgaryEdmontonGreater SudburyHalifax, DartmouthKelownaKingstonLethbridgeLondonMontréal, 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-LimoilouSaguenaySaskatoonSherbrookeSt. CatharinesSydneyToronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Kitchener, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Oshawa, Guelph, Whitby, Milton, Cambridge, Ajax, Thornhill, Waterloo, BrantfordTrois-RivièresVancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Newton, Coquitlam, Abbotsford, Langley, Whalley, Delta, ChilliwackVictoria, SaanichWindsorWinnipegBristol, Cardiff, Swansea, Swindon, Bournemouth, Newport, Poole, Mendip, BathSouthampton, PortsmouthAlbanyAlbuquerqueAllentownAnn ArborAtlanta, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsBillingsBirminghamBoiseBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordBuffalo, AmherstCedar RapidsCentennialCharleston, North CharlestonCharlotteChattanooga, East ChattanoogaChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginCincinnatiCleveland, AkronColorado SpringsColumbia, MOColumbia, SCColumbus, OHDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleDavenportDaytonDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderDes MoinesDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsEvansvilleFayettevilleFort CollinsFort WayneGainesvilleGrand RapidsGreeleyGreen BayGreensboro, Winston-Salem, High PointHuntsvilleIndianapolisKansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, East IndependenceKnoxvilleLansingLexington, Lexington-FayetteLincolnLittle RockLouisvilleLubbockMadisonMeadsMilwaukeeMinneapolis, Saint PaulNashville, 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, EdisonOklahoma City, NormanOmahaPeoria, North PeoriaPhiladelphiaPittsburghPuebloRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CaryRichmondRoanokeRochester, NYRockfordSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSan AntonioSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSeattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Kent, Everett, RentonSouth BendSpringfield, ILSpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburySpringfield, MOSt. LouisSyracuseTallahasseeToledoTopekaTri-CitiesTulsa, Broken ArrowTuscaloosaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaWichitaWilmingtonMore Lasius species
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