Plagiolepis ants (Plagiolepis xene)
Plagiolepis xene · Plagiolepis
Plagiolepis ants (Plagiolepis xene). Recorded flying from July through August. Golden brown head, golden brown mesosoma, brown gaster. Winged alate with a deeper mesosoma than the minute workers of this social-parasite species.
When do Plagiolepis ants fly?
Recorded flying from July through August.
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Queen appearance
Golden brown head, golden brown mesosoma, brown gaster. Winged alate with a deeper mesosoma than the minute workers of this social-parasite species.
quick, jerky, fast-scurrying like other tiny Plagiolepis
Founding care
Diet: Insects, meat, sugar water, honey 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.
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