Polyergus ants (Polyergus rufescens)
Polyergus rufescens · Polyergus
Polyergus ants (Polyergus rufescens). Recorded flying from July through September. Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Uniformly rusty-red European amazon-ant queen with smooth, toothless sickle mandibles. Recorded near 3 of the 190 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 brown gaster. Uniformly rusty-red European amazon-ant queen with smooth, toothless sickle mandibles.
swift, purposeful walker; post-mating queens creep stealthily into a Formica host nest to usurp its queen rather than founding alone
Founding care
Needs a winter diapause: a cool, dark rest period each year.
Diet: Insects, meat, sugar water, honey etc.
Queen ~8-10 mm
Read more on AntWiki →Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).
Recorded near
Chicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSpringfield, ILMore Polyergus species
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