Polyergus ants (Polyergus lucidus)
Polyergus lucidus · Polyergus
Polyergus ants (Polyergus lucidus). Recorded flying from July through September. Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark glossy brown gaster. Glossy reddish winged amazon-ant queen with the sickle mandibles distinctive of the genus. Recorded near 19 of the 306 locations Dealate tracks.
When do Polyergus ants fly?
Recorded flying from July through September.
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Queen appearance
Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark glossy brown gaster. Glossy reddish winged amazon-ant queen with the sickle mandibles distinctive of the genus.
swift, purposeful walker; post-mating queens creep stealthily into a Formica host nest to usurp its queen rather than founding alone
How to catch a queen ant →No founding care data for Polyergus lucidus yet.