Spiny ants (Polyrhachis delicata)
Polyrhachis delicata · Polyrhachis
Spiny ants (Polyrhachis delicata). Flights follow the wet season here rather than a fixed calendar month. Black, often shiny, spiny arboreal queens. Recorded near 3 of the 306 locations Dealate tracks.
When do spiny ants fly?
Flights follow the wet season here rather than a fixed calendar month.
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Queen appearance
Black, often shiny, spiny arboreal queens. · typical for this genus
a moderate, deliberate walk
How to catch a queen ant →No founding care data for Polyrhachis delicata yet.
Habitat
In trees · also dead wood · typical for this genus
Scan tree trunks and low foliage for landed queens. Check logs, stumps and dead branches for landed queens.
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