Crazy ants (Nylanderia flavipes)
Nylanderia flavipes · Nylanderia
Crazy ants (Nylanderia flavipes). Recorded flying from May through June. Dark brown head, yellow-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Pale legs contrasting with a darker gaster and head, with dense pubescence typical of Nylanderia.
When do crazy ants fly?
Recorded flying from May through June.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, yellow-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Pale legs contrasting with a darker gaster and head, with dense pubescence typical of Nylanderia.
fast, erratic runner, quicker and more skittish than slow-walking Myrmica
No founding care data for Nylanderia flavipes yet.
Habitat
Leaf litter · also soil · typical for this genus
Look across leaf litter and topsoil for wingless queens. After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens.
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