Pavement ants (Tetramorium immigrans)
Tetramorium immigrans · Tetramorium
Pavement ants (Tetramorium immigrans). Recorded flying in July. Dark brown to blackish and stocky (~6–8 mm): the pavement ant. Recorded near 103 of the 306 locations Dealate tracks.
When do pavement ants fly?
Recorded flying in July.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown to blackish and stocky (~6–8 mm): the pavement ant.
a steady, moderate walk
How to catch a queen ant →Founding care
Fully claustral: seal her in a test tube setup, somewhere dark and undisturbed. She raises the first brood on her own wing muscles and needs no food or opening until the first workers appear.
No winter diapause needed.
Diet: Omnivorous (sugar water, honey, insects, meat, seeds nuts etc.)
Beginner · Queen ~7-8 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.