Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus mimicus)
Myrmecocystus mimicus · Myrmecocystus
Honeypot ants (Myrmecocystus mimicus). Recorded flying from June through August. Black head, dark brown to black mesosoma, dark brown, banded gaster. Winged queen with a dark head and robust banded gaster, unlike the pale bloated repletes. Recorded near 18 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do honeypot ants fly?
Recorded flying from June through August.
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Queen appearance
Black head, dark brown to black mesosoma, dark brown, banded gaster. Winged queen with a dark head and robust banded gaster, unlike the pale bloated repletes.
fast, erratic nocturnal desert runner
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AlbuquerqueAmarilloBakersfieldDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleEl PasoHouston, Cypress, Pasadena, PearlandLas CrucesLos 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, RialtoLubbockMidland, OdessaPhoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, AlhambraSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, VistaSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownTemecula, MurrietaTucsonVictorvilleWacoMore Myrmecocystus species
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