Odorous ants (Tapinoma sessile)
Tapinoma sessile · Tapinoma
Odorous ants (Tapinoma sessile). Recorded flying from April through July. Dark brown head, dark brown mesosoma, black gaster. Uniformly dark brown-to-black body with pale translucent wings held flat over the gaster. Recorded near 150 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do odorous ants fly?
Recorded flying from April through July.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, dark brown mesosoma, black gaster. Uniformly dark brown-to-black body with pale translucent wings held flat over the gaster.
fast, erratic movement; raises the gaster over the thorax when alarmed and emits a rotten-coconut odor when crushed
No founding care data for Tapinoma sessile yet.
Habitat
Soil · also under stones · typical for this genus
After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens. Scan stony ground, paths and kerbs for searching queens.
Recorded near
BarrieCalgaryEdmontonGreater SudburyHalifax, DartmouthKamloopsKelownaKingstonLethbridgeLondonMontréal, 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-LimoilouSaguenaySaskatoonSherbrookeSt. CatharinesToronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Etobicoke, Markham, Vaughan, Kitchener, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Burlington, Oshawa, Guelph, Whitby, Milton, Cambridge, Ajax, Thornhill, Waterloo, BrantfordTrois-RivièresVancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, Newton, Coquitlam, Abbotsford, Langley, Whalley, Delta, ChilliwackVictoria, SaanichWindsorWinnipegAbileneAlbanyAlbuquerqueAllentownAmarilloAnn ArborAtlanta, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsAustin, Round RockBakersfieldBaton RougeBirminghamBoiseBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordBrownsvilleBuffalo, AmherstCedar RapidsCentennialCharleston, North CharlestonCharlotteChattanooga, East ChattanoogaChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginChicoCincinnatiCleveland, AkronCollege StationColorado SpringsColumbia, MOColumbia, SCColumbus, GAColumbus, OHDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleDavenportDaytonDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderDes MoinesDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsEugeneEvansvilleFayettevilleFort CollinsFort WayneFresno, ClovisGainesvilleGrand RapidsGreeleyGreen BayGreensboro, Winston-Salem, High PointHendersonHouston, Cypress, Pasadena, PearlandHuntsvilleIndianapolisJacksonJacksonvilleKansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, East IndependenceKnoxvilleLansingLas Vegas, North Las Vegas, Paradise, Sunrise Manor, Spring Valley, EnterpriseLexington, Lexington-FayetteLincolnLittle RockLos 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, RialtoLouisvilleLubbockMadisonMeadsMiami, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Coral Springs, Miami Gardens, Pompano Beach, DavieMilwaukeeMinneapolis, Saint PaulModestoMontgomeryNashville, 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, EdisonOklahoma City, NormanOmahaOrlando, Palm BayPeoria, North PeoriaPhiladelphiaPhoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, AlhambraPittsburghPortland, Vancouver, Gresham, HillsboroPuebloRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CaryRenoRichmondRoanokeRochester, MNRochester, NYRockfordSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalemSalinasSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSan 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 MariaSanta RosaSeattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Kent, Everett, RentonShreveportSioux FallsSouth BendSpokaneSpringfield, ILSpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburySpringfield, MOSt. LouisStocktonSyracuseTallahasseeTampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Lakeland, BrandonTemecula, MurrietaToledoTopekaTri-CitiesTucsonTulsa, Broken ArrowTuscaloosaTylerVictorvilleVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonVisaliaWacoWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaWichitaWichita FallsWilmingtonMore Tapinoma species
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