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 102 of the 190 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
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.
Recorded near
BarrieCalgaryGreater SudburyHalifax, DartmouthKamloopsKelownaKingstonLondonMontréal, Laval, Longueuil, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Le Vieux-Longueuil, Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, Terrebonne, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Ville-MarieOttawa, Gatineau, Nepean, Gloucester, Orléans, Ottawa SouthQuébec, Lévis, Sainte-Foy, La Cité-LimoilouSt. CatharinesThunder BayToronto, 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, SaanichWindsorWinnipegAlbanyAlbuquerqueAllentownAnn ArborBoiseBoston, South Boston, Worcester, Providence, Lowell, Cambridge, Manchester, New BedfordBuffalo, AmherstCedar RapidsCentennialCharlotteChattanooga, East ChattanoogaChicago, Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, ElginChicoCincinnatiCleveland, AkronColorado SpringsColumbia, MOColumbia, SCColumbus, OHDavenportDaytonDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderDes MoinesDetroit, Warren, Sterling HeightsEugeneEvansvilleFort CollinsFort WayneFresno, ClovisGrand RapidsGreeleyGreen BayGreensboro, Winston-Salem, High PointIndianapolisKansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, East IndependenceKnoxvilleLansingLexington, Lexington-FayetteLincolnLos Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Hollywood, Corona, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Valencia, Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Fullerton, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, East Los Angeles, Koreatown, El Monte, Downey, Costa Mesa, Inglewood, West Covina, Norwalk, Burbank, Universal City, RialtoLouisvilleMadisonMeadsMilwaukeeMinneapolis, Saint PaulModestoNashville, Clarksville, MurfreesboroNew 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, EdisonOmahaPeoria, North PeoriaPhiladelphiaPittsburghPortland, Vancouver, Gresham, HillsboroPuebloRaleigh, West Raleigh, Durham, CaryRenoRichmondRoanokeRochester, MNRochester, NYRockfordSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalemSalinasSalt 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, ChinatownSanta RosaSeattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Kent, Everett, RentonSioux FallsSouth BendSpokaneSpringfield, ILSpringfield, MA, New Haven, Hartford, WaterburySt. LouisStocktonSyracuseToledoTopekaTri-CitiesTucsonTulsa, Broken ArrowVirginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Newport News, East Hampton, HamptonWashington, Baltimore, Arlington, AlexandriaMore Tetramorium species
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