Red ants (Myrmica schencki)
Myrmica schencki · Myrmica
Red ants (Myrmica schencki). Recorded flying from July through August. Yellowish orange head, orange-yellow mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Pale yellow-orange overall, a species tied to Maculinea/Phengaris butterfly parasitism. Recorded near 18 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do red ants fly?
Recorded flying from July through August.
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Queen appearance
Yellowish orange head, orange-yellow mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Pale yellow-orange overall, a species tied to Maculinea/Phengaris butterfly parasitism.
slow walker, nests in dry grassland under stones
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.
Recorded near
KingstonBirmingham, Leicester, Coventry, Nottingham, Derby, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Dudley, Walsall, Mansfield, Telford, Gloucester, Newcastle under Lyme, Solihull, Burton upon Trent, Cheltenham, Chesterfield, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, WorcesterBristol, Cardiff, Swansea, Swindon, Bournemouth, Newport, Poole, Mendip, BathIpswich, Norwich, Saint PetersLondon, Brent, Islington, Reading, Southend-on-Sea, Brighton, Milton Keynes, City of Westminster, Northampton, Bexley, Luton, Barking, Archway, Sutton, Croydon, Ilford, Slough, Oxford, Enfield Town, Harrow, Cambridge, Basildon, High Wycombe, Colchester, Tottenham, Watford, Crawley, Worthing, Chelmsford, Walthamstow, Dagenham, Basingstoke, Maidstone, Bedford, Woking, Eastbourne, Gillingham, BecontreeManchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Bradford, Birkenhead, Preston, Oldham, St Helens, Wigan, Warrington, York, Burnley, Huddersfield, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Stockport, Salford, Rotherham, Doncaster, WakefieldPeterborough, LincolnSouthampton, PortsmouthDublin, South DublinLimerickAnn ArborCentennialColorado SpringsDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderFort CollinsGreeleyPuebloSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanMore Myrmica species
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