Fire ants (Solenopsis texana)
Solenopsis texana · Solenopsis
Fire ants (Solenopsis texana). Recorded flying in July. Very small, pale yellowish-brown body typical of the Solenopsis molesta thief-ant group. Recorded near 17 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do fire ants fly?
Recorded flying in July.
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Queen appearance
Very small, pale yellowish-brown body typical of the Solenopsis molesta thief-ant group.
minute, fast, secretive movement, largely subterranean and rarely seen foraging in the open
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
WinnipegAustin, Round RockBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordBrownsvilleChattanooga, East ChattanoogaCollege StationCorpus ChristiKansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, East IndependenceKnoxvilleLafayetteMcAllenNew 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, EdisonPhoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, AlhambraRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CarySpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburyTallahasseeTopekaMore Solenopsis species
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