Fire ants (Solenopsis geminata)
Solenopsis geminata · Solenopsis
Fire ants (Solenopsis geminata). Recorded flying from April through May. Dark brown to blackish head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown-black gaster. Winged queen with a dark head and gaster contrasting against a lighter reddish-brown mesosoma. Recorded near 54 of the 306 locations Dealate tracks.
When do fire ants fly?
Recorded flying from April through May.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown to blackish head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown-black gaster. Winged queen with a dark head and gaster contrasting against a lighter reddish-brown mesosoma.
quick, aggressive fire-ant movement, forms conspicuous foraging trails and readily bites/stings
How to catch a queen ant →Founding care
Diet: Omnivorous (sugar water, honey, insects, meat, seeds nuts etc.)
Read more on AntWiki →Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).
Habitat
Soil mound · also soil · typical for this genus
Watch cleared, sunny ground for wingless queens. After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens.
Recorded near
Brisbane, Logan CityDarwinMandurahNewcastlePerthCampinas, Limeira, Sumaré, Indaiatuba, Americana, Hortolândia, Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Salto, Valinhos, Itatiba, PaulíniaCaruaruFortaleza, Caucaia, Maracanaú, MaranguapeItabuna, IlhéusItaguaí, JaperiItuLinharesMaceióManausNatal, Parnamirim, São Gonçalo do AmaranteParagominasRecife, Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Olinda, Paulista, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Camaragibe, Vitória de Santo Antão, Igarassu, São Lourenço da Mata, Abreu e LimaRio BrancoRio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Nova Iguaçu, Belford Roxo, Niterói, São João de Meriti, Barra da Tijuca, Petrópolis, Magé, Itaboraí, Maricá, Nilópolis, Queimados, CopacabanaSalvador, Camaçari, Lauro de Freitas, Simões FilhoSantos, Praia Grande, São Vicente, GuarujáSão Luís, São José de Ribamar, Paço do LumiarSão MateusSão Paulo, Guarulhos, São Bernardo do Campo, Osasco, Santo André, Jundiaí, Mauá, Diadema, Carapicuíba, Grajaú, Itaquaquecetuba, Mogi das Cruzes, Suzano, Barueri, Jardim Angela, Taboão da Serra, Capao Redondo, Sapopemba, Sacomã, Embu das Artes, Jardim Sao Luis, Cotia, Cidade Ademar, Brasilandia, Itapevi, Campo Limpo, Jabaquara, Jaraguá, Itaquera, Itaim Paulista, Cidade Tiradentes, Cidade Dutra, Pirituba, Ferraz de Vasconcelos, São Caetano do Sul, Vila Andrade, Francisco Morato, Lajeado, Santana de Parnaíba, Pedreira, Itapecerica da Serra, Atibaia, São Mateus, Parelheiros, Iguatemi, Sao Rafael, Franco da Rocha, Cachoeirinha, Cangaiba, Vila Curuca, Sao Lucas, Freguesia do Ó, Cidade Lider, Vila Jacui, Rio Pequeno, Jardim Helena, Bosque Saúde, Jose Bonifacio, Vila Mariana, Butanta, Jandira, Raposo Tavares, Bairro da Penha, Ipiranga, Campo Grande, Várzea Paulista, Santana, Ribeirão Pires, Cubatão, Vila Medeiros, Ermelino Matarazzo, Guaianases, Vila Maria, Vila Prudente, Artur Alvim, Poá, Mandaqui, Vila Matilde, Cursino, Caieiras, Perdizes, Mairiporã, Itaim BibiWinnipegAustin, Round RockBrownsvilleCape CoralCollege StationCorpus ChristiDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderGainesvilleHouston, Cypress, Pasadena, PearlandJacksonvilleKilleenLaredoLas CrucesLos Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Hollywood, Corona, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Valencia, Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Fullerton, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, East Los Angeles, Koreatown, El Monte, Downey, Costa Mesa, Inglewood, West Covina, Norwalk, Burbank, Universal City, RialtoLubbockMcAllenMiami, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Coral Springs, Miami Gardens, Pompano Beach, DavieMobileOrlando, Palm BayPort Saint Lucie, West Palm BeachSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSan AntonioSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, VistaSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSanta RosaShreveportTallahasseeTampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Lakeland, BrandonTylerMore Solenopsis species
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