Big-headed ants (Pheidole californica)
Pheidole californica · Pheidole
Big-headed ants (Pheidole californica). Recorded flying from April through May. Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Deep, humped winged mesosoma, distinctly bulkier than the round-headed major workers. Recorded near 20 of the 306 locations Dealate tracks.
When do big-headed ants fly?
Recorded flying from April through May.
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Queen appearance
Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Deep, humped winged mesosoma, distinctly bulkier than the round-headed major workers.
quick, purposeful trail-walking typical of Pheidole workers
How to catch a queen ant →Founding care
Diet: Omnivorous (sugar water, honey, insects, meat, seeds nuts etc.)
Read more on AntWiki →Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).
Habitat
Soil · also under stones · typical for this genus
After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens. Scan stony ground, paths and kerbs for searching queens.
Recorded near
KelownaBoiseChicoFresno, ClovisLos Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Hollywood, Corona, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Valencia, Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Fullerton, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, East Los Angeles, Koreatown, El Monte, Downey, Costa Mesa, Inglewood, West Covina, Norwalk, Burbank, Universal City, RialtoModestoPhoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, AlhambraRenoSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalemSalinasSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, VistaSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSanta MariaSanta RosaSpokaneStocktonTemecula, MurrietaTri-CitiesMore Pheidole species
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