Red ants (Myrmica rugulosa)

Myrmica rugulosa · Myrmica
Red ants (Myrmica rugulosa). Recorded flying from August through October. Yellowish brown head, yellow-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Smaller and more uniformly yellowish than the darker M. ruginodis. Recorded near 2 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.

When do red ants fly?

Recorded flying from August through October.

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Queen appearance

Queen specimen photo of Myrmica rugulosa, dorsal, 1 of 3
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April Nobile · CC BY-SA
Yellowish brown head, yellow-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Smaller and more uniformly yellowish than the darker M. ruginodis.
slow ground walker in open, sunny grassland habitat
Founding care
Needs a winter diapause: a cool, dark rest period each year.
Diet: Insects, meat, sugar water, honey etc.
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Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).

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

Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Kitchener, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Oshawa, Guelph, Whitby, Milton, Cambridge, Ajax, Thornhill, Waterloo, BrantfordIpswich, Norwich, Saint Peters

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