Big-headed ants (Pheidole goeldii)
Pheidole goeldii · Pheidole
Big-headed ants (Pheidole goeldii). Flights follow the wet season here rather than a fixed calendar month. The queen is a normal winged gyne (not big-headed like the soldiers), brown to yellowish-brown. Recorded near 3 of the 306 locations Dealate tracks.
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Flights follow the wet season here rather than a fixed calendar month.
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Queen appearance
The queen is a normal winged gyne (not big-headed like the soldiers), brown to yellowish-brown. · typical for this genus
a steady, moderate walk
How to catch a queen ant →No founding care data for Pheidole goeldii yet.
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
Nova FriburgoRio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Nova Iguaçu, Belford Roxo, Niterói, São João de Meriti, Barra da Tijuca, Petrópolis, Magé, Itaboraí, Maricá, Nilópolis, Queimados, CopacabanaTeresópolisMore Pheidole species
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