Red ants (Myrmica pinetorum)

Myrmica pinetorum · Myrmica
Red ants (Myrmica pinetorum). Recorded flying in May. Yellowish brown head, yellow-brown mesosoma, brown gaster. Pale, small-bodied pine-barrens specialist, lighter overall than related eastern US Myrmica. Recorded near 23 of the 306 locations Dealate tracks.

When do red ants fly?

Recorded flying in May.

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Queen appearance

Yellowish brown head, yellow-brown mesosoma, brown gaster. Pale, small-bodied pine-barrens specialist, lighter overall than related eastern US Myrmica.
slow deliberate walker, most active around dusk
How to catch a queen ant →
No founding care data for Myrmica pinetorum 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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