Red ants (Myrmica lonae)

Myrmica lonae · Myrmica
Red ants (Myrmica lonae). Recorded flying from July through September. Orange-brown head, reddish orange mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Smaller-bodied with finer sculpture than the sympatric, larger M. ruginodis.

When do red ants fly?

Recorded flying from July through September.

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Queen appearance

Orange-brown head, reddish orange mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Smaller-bodied with finer sculpture than the sympatric, larger M. ruginodis.
slow, methodical walker foraging in cool, shaded litter
No founding care data for Myrmica lonae 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.

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