Garden ants (Lasius psammophilus)
Lasius psammophilus · Lasius
Garden ants (Lasius psammophilus). Recorded flying from July through August. Dark brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Sand-affinity habitat and slightly paler legs distinguish it from L. niger. Recorded near 5 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do garden ants fly?
Recorded flying from July through August.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Sand-affinity habitat and slightly paler legs distinguish it from L. niger.
fast surface forager in sandy, dry habitats
Founding care
Diet: Insects, meat, sugar water, honey etc.
Queen ~8-9 mm
Read more on AntWiki →Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).
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
Birmingham, Leicester, Coventry, Nottingham, Derby, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Dudley, Walsall, Mansfield, Telford, Gloucester, Newcastle under Lyme, Solihull, Burton upon Trent, Cheltenham, Chesterfield, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, WorcesterBristol, Cardiff, Swansea, Swindon, Bournemouth, Newport, Poole, Mendip, BathIpswich, Norwich, Saint PetersLondon, Brent, Islington, Reading, Southend-on-Sea, Brighton, Milton Keynes, City of Westminster, Northampton, Bexley, Luton, Barking, Archway, Sutton, Croydon, Ilford, Slough, Oxford, Enfield Town, Harrow, Cambridge, Basildon, High Wycombe, Colchester, Tottenham, Watford, Crawley, Worthing, Chelmsford, Walthamstow, Dagenham, Basingstoke, Maidstone, Bedford, Woking, Eastbourne, Gillingham, BecontreeSouthampton, PortsmouthMore Lasius species
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