Acorn ants (Temnothorax albipennis)
Temnothorax albipennis · Temnothorax
Acorn ants (Temnothorax albipennis). Recorded flying in July. Pale yellow-brown body with a darker brown gaster; named for the whitish wings of its reproductives. Recorded near 6 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do acorn ants fly?
Recorded flying in July.
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Queen appearance
Pale yellow-brown body with a darker brown gaster; named for the whitish wings of its reproductives.
slow, deliberate walker known for organized tandem-run recruitment during colony emigration rather than fast foraging
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
Acorns & hollow twigs · also under stones · typical for this genus
Search low plants and leaf litter for wandering queens. Scan stony ground, paths and kerbs for searching queens.
Recorded near
Birmingham, Leicester, Coventry, Nottingham, Derby, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Dudley, Walsall, Mansfield, Telford, Gloucester, Newcastle under Lyme, Solihull, Burton upon Trent, Cheltenham, Chesterfield, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, WorcesterBristol, 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 Temnothorax species
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