Monomorium ants (Monomorium subopacum)
Monomorium subopacum · Monomorium
Monomorium ants (Monomorium subopacum). Recorded flying in two windows: January through March and December. Dark brown to black head, dark brown to black mesosoma, black gaster. Winged alate, darker overall than the amber-brown monomorphic workers. Recorded near 1 of the 198 locations Dealate tracks.
When do Monomorium ants fly?
Recorded flying in two windows: January through March and December.
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An estimate for this genus in this region, not species-specific published research.
Queen appearance
Dark brown to black head, dark brown to black mesosoma, black gaster. Winged alate, darker overall than the amber-brown monomorphic workers.
fast, jerky, erratic movement typical of small Monomorium foragers
How to catch a queen ant →Founding care
Fully claustral: seal her in a test tube setup, somewhere dark and undisturbed. She raises the first brood on her own wing muscles and needs no food or opening until the first workers appear.
Diet: Omnivorous (sugar water, honey, insects, meat, seeds nuts etc.)
Beginner · Queen ~4-6 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.
More Monomorium species
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