Red ants (Myrmica punctiventris)
Myrmica punctiventris · Myrmica
Red ants (Myrmica punctiventris). Recorded flying from September through November. Dark reddish brown head, reddish brown mesosoma, dark brown, densely punctate/matte gaster. Gaster distinctly matte and finely punctate rather than glossy, unlike most other Myrmica. Recorded near 42 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do red ants fly?
Recorded flying from September through November.
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Queen appearance
Dark reddish brown head, reddish brown mesosoma, dark brown, densely punctate/matte gaster. Gaster distinctly matte and finely punctate rather than glossy, unlike most other Myrmica.
slow-moving log-nester that forages minimally on the surface
No founding care data for Myrmica punctiventris 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
BarrieKingstonMontréal, 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-MarieOttawa, Gatineau, Nepean, Gloucester, Orléans, Ottawa SouthSt. CatharinesToronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Kitchener, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Oshawa, Guelph, Whitby, Milton, Cambridge, Ajax, Thornhill, Waterloo, BrantfordWindsorAlbanyAnn ArborAtlanta, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordBuffalo, AmherstChattanooga, East ChattanoogaChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginCleveland, AkronColumbus, OHDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsFort WayneGrand RapidsHuntsvilleIndianapolisKansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, East IndependenceKnoxvilleLansingMadisonMeadsMinneapolis, Saint PaulNashville, Clarksville, MurfreesboroNew 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, EdisonPeoria, North PeoriaPhiladelphiaPittsburghRichmondRoanokeRochester, NYRockfordSouth BendSpringfield, ILSpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburySyracuseTuscaloosaWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaMore Myrmica species
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