Red ants (Myrmica salina)
Myrmica salina · Myrmica
Red ants (Myrmica salina). Recorded flying in August. Reddish brown head, reddish brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Salt-marsh specialist very similar to M. scabrinodis but restricted to coastal saline habitats.
When do red ants fly?
Recorded flying in August.
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Queen appearance
Reddish brown head, reddish brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Salt-marsh specialist very similar to M. scabrinodis but restricted to coastal saline habitats.
slow walker foraging along marsh vegetation edges
Founding care
Needs a winter diapause: a cool, dark rest period each year.
Diet: Insects, meat, sugar water, honey etc.
Read more on AntWiki →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.
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