Pavement ants (Tetramorium moravicum)
Tetramorium moravicum · Tetramorium
Pavement ants (Tetramorium moravicum). Recorded flying from May through June. Dark brown head, dark brown mesosoma, black gaster. Caespitum-complex species, dark robust dealate with a deeply domed mesosoma.
When do pavement ants fly?
Recorded flying from May through June.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, dark brown mesosoma, black gaster. Caespitum-complex species, dark robust dealate with a deeply domed mesosoma.
quick, low scurrying movement
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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