Red ants (Myrmica hirsuta)
Myrmica hirsuta · Myrmica
Red ants (Myrmica hirsuta). Recorded flying from August through September. Dark brown head, dark brown mesosoma, dark brown, glossy gaster. Winged queen, more robust than the golden hairy workers. Recorded near 3 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do red ants fly?
Recorded flying from August through September.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, dark brown mesosoma, dark brown, glossy gaster. Winged queen, more robust than the golden hairy workers.
slow, deliberate walker; a known social parasite among other Myrmica
No founding care data for Myrmica hirsuta yet.
Habitat
Under stones · also soil · typical for this genus
Scan stony ground, paths and kerbs for searching queens. After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens.
Recorded near
Bristol, 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, BecontreeSouthampton, PortsmouthMore Myrmica species
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