Garden ants (Lasius sabularum)
Lasius sabularum · Lasius
Garden ants (Lasius sabularum). Recorded flying from August through October. Pale tan head, pale tan-golden mesosoma, pale tan-golden gaster. Pale sandy coloration matches its psammophilous host ants. Recorded near 4 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do garden ants fly?
Recorded flying from August through October.
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Queen appearance
Pale tan head, pale tan-golden mesosoma, pale tan-golden gaster. Pale sandy coloration matches its psammophilous host ants.
subterranean, slow mover as a temporary social parasite
No founding care data for Lasius sabularum yet.
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, BathLondon, 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, BecontreeManchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Bradford, Birkenhead, Preston, Oldham, St Helens, Wigan, Warrington, York, Burnley, Huddersfield, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Stockport, Salford, Rotherham, Doncaster, WakefieldMore Lasius species
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