Ponera ants (Ponera pennsylvanica)
Ponera pennsylvanica · Ponera
Ponera ants (Ponera pennsylvanica). Recorded flying from March through May. Dark brown head, brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Tiny winged queen with pale legs contrasting against a darker body, clearer wings than nearby workers. Recorded near 87 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do Ponera ants fly?
Recorded flying from March through May.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Tiny winged queen with pale legs contrasting against a darker body, clearer wings than nearby workers.
slow, deliberate, probing gait; hunts in soil and leaf litter as a cryptic, rarely-seen predator
No founding care data for Ponera pennsylvanica yet.
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
BarrieGreater SudburyHalifax, DartmouthKingstonLondonMontréal, Laval, Longueuil, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Le Vieux-Longueuil, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, Terrebonne, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Ville-MarieOttawa, Gatineau, Nepean, Gloucester, Orléans, Ottawa SouthQuébec, Lévis, Sainte-Foy, La Cité-LimoilouSherbrookeSt. CatharinesToronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Kitchener, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Oshawa, Guelph, Whitby, Milton, Cambridge, Ajax, Thornhill, Waterloo, BrantfordVictoria, SaanichWindsorWinnipegAlbanyAllentownAnn ArborAtlanta, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsBaton RougeBeaumontBirminghamBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordBuffalo, AmherstCedar RapidsCentennialCharlotteChattanooga, East ChattanoogaChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginCincinnatiCleveland, AkronColumbia, MOColumbia, SCColumbus, GAColumbus, OHDavenportDaytonDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderDes MoinesDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsEvansvilleFayettevilleFort WayneGainesvilleGrand RapidsGreensboro, Winston-Salem, High PointHuntsvilleIndianapolisJacksonJacksonvilleKansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, East IndependenceKnoxvilleLansingLexington, Lexington-FayetteLincolnLouisvilleMadisonMinneapolis, Saint PaulMobileNashville, Clarksville, MurfreesboroNew Orleans, Metairie Terrace, MetairieNew South Memphis, MemphisNew York City, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island, Newark, Jersey City, Upper West Side, Jamaica, Yonkers, East Flatbush, East New York, Washington Heights, Astoria, Borough Park, Paterson, Bridgeport, Elizabeth, Stamford, Sunset Park, Sheepshead Bay, North Stamford, Harlem, East Harlem, Elmhurst, Bushwick, Gravesend, Corona, EdisonPeoria, North PeoriaPhiladelphiaPittsburghPuebloRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CaryRichmondRoanokeRochester, MNRochester, NYRockfordSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSioux FallsSouth BendSpringfield, ILSpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburySpringfield, MOSt. LouisSyracuseTallahasseeToledoTopekaTucsonTuscaloosaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaMore Ponera species
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