Pavement ants (Tetramorium atratulum)
Tetramorium atratulum · Tetramorium
Pavement ants (Tetramorium atratulum). Recorded flying from May through September. Black head, black mesosoma, black gaster. Workerless social parasite of Tetramorium caespitum-group hosts; no worker caste exists, so any female found in a host nest is a queen.
When do pavement ants fly?
Recorded flying from May through September.
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Queen appearance
Black head, black mesosoma, black gaster. Workerless social parasite of Tetramorium caespitum-group hosts; no worker caste exists, so any female found in a host nest is a queen.
sluggish, rarely moves under its own power outside the host colony
Founding care
Needs a winter diapause: a cool, dark rest period each year.
Diet: Omnivorous (sugar water, honey, insects, meat, seeds nuts etc.)
Read more on AntWiki →Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).
Habitat
Pavement & buildings · also under stones · typical for this genus
Watch pavement, walls and kerbs for walking queens. Scan stony ground, paths and kerbs for searching queens.
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