Acorn ants (Temnothorax curvispinosus)
Temnothorax curvispinosus · Temnothorax
Acorn ants (Temnothorax curvispinosus). Recorded flying from June through August. Medium brown head, light brown mesosoma, darker brown gaster. Pale translucent wings held over a distinctly darker brown gaster. Recorded near 65 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do acorn ants fly?
Recorded flying from June through August.
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Queen appearance
Medium brown head, light brown mesosoma, darker brown gaster. Pale translucent wings held over a distinctly darker brown gaster.
slow, deliberate walker; this acorn ant colonizes small twig/acorn cavities and freezes rather than fleeing fast
Founding care
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
WindsorAlbanyAllentownAnn ArborAtlanta, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy SpringsBirminghamBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordCedar RapidsCharlotteChattanooga, East ChattanoogaChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginCincinnatiCleveland, AkronColumbia, MOColumbia, SCColumbus, GAColumbus, OHDavenportDaytonDes MoinesDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsEl PasoEvansvilleFayettevilleFort WayneGrand RapidsGreensboro, Winston-Salem, High PointHuntsvilleIndianapolisJacksonJacksonvilleKansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, East IndependenceKnoxvilleLafayetteLexington, Lexington-FayetteLittle RockLouisvilleMadisonMeadsMilwaukeeMobileNashville, Clarksville, MurfreesboroNew 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, NormanOmahaPeoria, North PeoriaPhiladelphiaPittsburghRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CaryRichmondRoanokeRockfordSavannahShreveportSouth BendSpringfield, ILSpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburySpringfield, MOSt. LouisTallahasseeTulsa, Broken ArrowTylerVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaMore Temnothorax species
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