Pavement ants (Tetramorium caespitum)
Tetramorium caespitum · Tetramorium
Pavement ants (Tetramorium caespitum). Recorded flying from June through August. Dark brown head, dark brown mesosoma, black gaster. The pavement ant; robust dark dealate with a deep, humped mesosoma. Recorded near 65 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do pavement ants fly?
Recorded flying from June through August.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, dark brown mesosoma, black gaster. The pavement ant; robust dark dealate with a deep, humped mesosoma.
quick, jerky movement along dense foraging trails, often between pavement cracks
Founding care
Semi-claustral: she cannot raise brood on her reserves alone. Feed her through founding (small insects, a little sugar) or she starves.
Needs a winter diapause: a cool, dark rest period each year.
Diet: Omnivorous (sugar water, honey, insects, meat, seeds nuts etc.)
Intermediate · Queen ~6-8 mm
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.
Recorded near
LondonSt. 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, SaanichBirmingham, 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, BathDundeeEdinburghIpswich, 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, BecontreePeterborough, LincolnPlymouth, ExeterSouthampton, PortsmouthCorkDublin, South DublinAlbanyAlbuquerqueBoiseBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordBuffalo, AmherstCedar RapidsCentennialChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginCincinnatiCleveland, AkronColumbus, OHDaytonDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsFort CollinsGainesvilleGreeleyGreensboro, Winston-Salem, High PointKnoxvilleLansingLexington, Lexington-FayetteLouisvilleMiami, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Coral Springs, Miami Gardens, Pompano Beach, DavieMilwaukeeMinneapolis, Saint PaulModestoNew 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, EdisonPhiladelphiaPittsburghPort Saint Lucie, West Palm BeachPortland, Vancouver, Gresham, HillsboroRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CaryRenoRochester, NYRockfordSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSavannahSeattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Kent, Everett, RentonSpokaneSpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburySt. LouisStocktonSyracuseTri-CitiesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaMore Tetramorium species
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