Veromessor ants (Veromessor andrei)
Veromessor andrei · Veromessor
Veromessor ants (Veromessor andrei). Recorded flying from June through July. Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Polymorphic harvester genus; retained wings confirm this is a queen rather than an oversized major worker. Recorded near 15 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do Veromessor ants fly?
Recorded flying from June through July.
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Queen appearance
Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown to black gaster. Polymorphic harvester genus; retained wings confirm this is a queen rather than an oversized major worker.
deliberate, straight-line foraging walk typical of harvester ants
No founding care data for Veromessor andrei yet.
Habitat
Soil mound · also soil · typical for this genus
Watch cleared, sunny ground for wingless queens. After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens.
Recorded near
BakersfieldChicoFresno, ClovisLos 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, RialtoModestoSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalinasSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, VistaSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownSanta MariaSanta RosaStocktonTemecula, MurrietaVictorvilleVisaliaMore Veromessor species
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