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 22 of the 190 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
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.
Recorded near
BarrieEdmontonMontréal, Laval, Longueuil, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Le Vieux-Longueuil, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, Terrebonne, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Ville-MarieToronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Kitchener, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Oshawa, Guelph, Whitby, Milton, Cambridge, Ajax, Thornhill, Waterloo, BrantfordWindsorAlbanyAllentownBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginCleveland, AkronColumbus, OHDaytonDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsIndianapolisNew York City, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island, Newark, Jersey City, Upper West Side, Jamaica, Yonkers, East Flatbush, East New York, Washington Heights, Astoria, Borough Park, Paterson, Bridgeport, Elizabeth, Stamford, Sunset Park, Sheepshead Bay, North Stamford, Harlem, East Harlem, Elmhurst, Bushwick, Gravesend, Corona, EdisonPittsburghPuebloRochester, NYSpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburySpringfield, MOSt. LouisWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaMore Myrmica species
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