When do ants fly in Ottawa?
Canada
30 ant species recorded within 50km of Ottawa, Canada, with flight months and links to each species' full page.
Sampled centre: 45.41°, -75.70° (species observed within a 50km radius, GBIF occurrence records, not a live forecast).
Grouped with: Gatineau, Nepean, Gloucester, Orléans, Ottawa South.
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Ottawa, Gatineau, Nepean, Gloucester, Orléans, Ottawa South has a continental climate, hot summers, cold winters.
Species recorded here
Acrobat ants (Crematogaster cerasi)Recorded flying from August through October.
Black garden ant (Lasius niger)Recorded flying from June through September.☀ Day
Carpenter ants (Camponotus herculeanus)Recorded flying from May through July.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus nearcticus)Recorded flying from April through June.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus novaeboracensis)Recorded flying from April through July.
Carpenter ants (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)Recorded flying from April through July.
European fire ant (Myrmica rubra)Recorded flying in August.☀ Day
Fire ants (Solenopsis molesta)Recorded flying from June through August.
Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster picea)Recorded flying in May.
Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster tennesseensis)Recorded flying in June.
Garden ants (Lasius claviger)Recorded flying from August through December.
Garden ants (Lasius nearcticus)Recorded flying from July through September.
Garden ants (Lasius neoniger)Recorded flying from July through December.
Odorous ants (Tapinoma sessile)Recorded flying from April through July.
Pavement ants (Tetramorium immigrans)Recorded flying in July.
Ponera ants (Ponera pennsylvanica)Recorded flying from March through May.
Wood ants (Formica glacialis)Recorded flying from July through August.
Wood ants (Formica incerta)Recorded flying from July through August.
Wood ants (Formica subsericea)Recorded flying from April through August.
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