Big-headed ants (Pheidole navigans)
Pheidole navigans · Pheidole
Big-headed ants (Pheidole navigans). Recorded flying in two windows: January through February and December. Reddish brown head, brown mesosoma, dark brown to blackish gaster. Winged alate with a tall humped mesosoma, unlike the flatter-backed workers. Recorded near 36 of the 198 locations Dealate tracks.
When do big-headed ants fly?
Recorded flying in two windows: January through February and December.
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An estimate for this genus in this region, not species-specific published research.
Queen appearance
Reddish brown head, brown mesosoma, dark brown to blackish gaster. Winged alate with a tall humped mesosoma, unlike the flatter-backed workers.
darts in short, quick bursts and hides under litter like other Pheidole
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
Atlanta, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsAustin, Round RockBakersfieldBaton RougeBeaumontBirminghamBrownsvilleCape CoralCharleston, North CharlestonCollege StationColumbia, SCColumbus, GACorpus ChristiDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleGainesvilleHonoluluHouston, Cypress, Pasadena, PearlandJacksonJacksonvilleLafayetteLos 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, RialtoMiami, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Coral Springs, Miami Gardens, Pompano Beach, DavieMobileNew Orleans, Metairie Terrace, MetairieOrlando, Palm BayPort Saint Lucie, West Palm BeachSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSan AntonioSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, Temecula, Murrieta, El Cajon, VistaSavannahSeattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Kent, Everett, RentonTallahasseeTampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Lakeland, BrandonTuscaloosaTylerWilmingtonMore Pheidole species
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