Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus mendax)

Myrmecocystus mendax · Myrmecocystus
Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus mendax). Recorded flying in July. Reddish-orange head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown, banded gaster. Winged alate with translucent wings and a banded gaster, unlike the swollen golden repletes. Recorded near 15 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.

When do honeypot ants fly?

Recorded flying in July.

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Wade Lee · CC BY-SA
Reddish-orange head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown, banded gaster. Winged alate with translucent wings and a banded gaster, unlike the swollen golden repletes.
quick, erratic nocturnal desert forager
No founding care data for Myrmecocystus mendax yet.

Recorded near

AlbuquerqueAmarilloAustin, Round RockCentennialColorado SpringsDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderHendersonLas CrucesLas Vegas, North Las Vegas, Paradise, Sunrise Manor, Spring Valley, EnterpriseLubbockMidland, OdessaPuebloSan AntonioTucson

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