Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus creightoni)
Myrmecocystus creightoni · Myrmecocystus
Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus creightoni). Recorded flying in February. Dark brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown, banded gaster. Winged alate, darker overall than the golden translucent honeypot repletes stored in the nest. Recorded near 2 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do honeypot ants fly?
Recorded flying in February.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown, banded gaster. Winged alate, darker overall than the golden translucent honeypot repletes stored in the nest.
fast, erratic runner; nocturnal desert forager
No founding care data for Myrmecocystus creightoni yet.
Recorded near
Los Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Hollywood, Corona, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Valencia, Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Fullerton, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, East Los Angeles, Koreatown, El Monte, Downey, Costa Mesa, Inglewood, West Covina, Norwalk, Burbank, Universal City, RialtoTucsonMore Myrmecocystus species
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