Pavement ants (Tetramorium impurum)
Tetramorium impurum · Tetramorium
Pavement ants (Tetramorium impurum). Recorded flying from July through October. Brown head, brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Caespitum-complex species, robust brown dealate with a deep mesosoma and large dark gaster.
When do pavement ants fly?
Recorded flying from July through October.
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Queen appearance
Brown head, brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Caespitum-complex species, robust brown dealate with a deep mesosoma and large dark gaster.
quick, erratic scurrying typical of Tetramorium foragers
Founding care
Needs a winter diapause: a cool, dark rest period each year.
Diet: Omnivorous (sugar water, honey, insects, meat, seeds nuts etc.)
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.
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