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
How to catch a queen ant →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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