Red ants (Myrmica sulcinodis)
Myrmica sulcinodis · Myrmica
Red ants (Myrmica sulcinodis). Recorded flying from July through September. Dark brown head, dark reddish brown mesosoma, dark brown, glossy gaster. Montane/boreal species with a deeply sulcate (grooved) node, darker overall than lowland Myrmica. Recorded near 12 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do red ants fly?
Recorded flying from July through September.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, dark reddish brown mesosoma, dark brown, glossy gaster. Montane/boreal species with a deeply sulcate (grooved) node, darker overall than lowland Myrmica.
slow, cold-tolerant walker active at cooler temperatures than lowland congeners
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
Birmingham, 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, BathEdinburghIpswich, 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, WakefieldNewcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, MiddlesbroughPeterborough, LincolnPlymouth, ExeterSouthampton, PortsmouthColorado SpringsSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanMore Myrmica species
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