Ponera ants (Ponera coarctata)
Ponera coarctata · Ponera
Ponera ants (Ponera coarctata). Recorded flying from August through September. Dark brown to black head, dark brown mesosoma, black gaster. Small dark winged queen with pale yellowish legs contrasting against the darker body. Recorded near 5 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do Ponera ants fly?
Recorded flying from August through September.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown to black head, dark brown mesosoma, black gaster. Small dark winged queen with pale yellowish legs contrasting against the darker body.
slow, deliberate, probing gait; hunts in soil and leaf litter as a cryptic, rarely-seen predator
Founding care
Needs a winter diapause: a cool, dark rest period each year.
Diet: Insects, meat, sugar water, honey etc.
Read more on AntWiki →Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).
Habitat
Leaf litter · also soil · typical for this genus
Look across leaf litter and topsoil for wingless queens. After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens.
Recorded near
Bristol, Cardiff, Swansea, Swindon, Bournemouth, Newport, Poole, Mendip, BathIpswich, Norwich, Saint PetersLondon, Brent, Islington, Reading, Southend-on-Sea, Brighton, Milton Keynes, City of Westminster, Northampton, Bexley, Luton, Barking, Archway, Sutton, Croydon, Ilford, Slough, Oxford, Enfield Town, Harrow, Cambridge, Basildon, High Wycombe, Colchester, Tottenham, Watford, Crawley, Worthing, Chelmsford, Walthamstow, Dagenham, Basingstoke, Maidstone, Bedford, Woking, Eastbourne, Gillingham, BecontreePlymouth, ExeterSouthampton, PortsmouthMore Ponera species
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