Lasius flavus
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A common and wide ranging species that exhibits regional variation in its nesting and habitat preferences. It is a subterranean ant which nests under rocks in open habitats and dry woodlands. It is a generalist predator that also tends root aphids and feeds on their honeydew.
Queen[edit]
- Nuptial Flight Time
: July - September - Colony Founding : fully-claustral
- *gynous : Polygynous (Only 2 queens per colony)
- Brood Boostable: Yes
- Hibernation : Yes
- Feeding Requirements : Protein + sugar, (cricket, mealworm, honey, sugar water.)
- Nanitics Appear After : 1 - 5 months (sometimes eggs are not present until spring)
Food[edit]
Likes[edit]
honey, crickets, mealworms
Dislikes[edit]
rice, ants
Colony[edit]
- Difficulty : easy
- Typical Colony Size : 15 - 500 workers (depends on stage)
- Polymorphic : No
- Ant Length : Worker: 2 - 4 mm, Queen: 6-8 mm
- Temperament : calm
- Suggested Feeding Schedule : 1 - 2 weeks after nanitics
- Hazards :
- Colony Growth Rate : slow
- Egg To Worker : 1-3 months
- Circadian Activity :
- Recommended Temperature : 68 - 80 F (20 - 26 C)
- Recommended Humidity : average
- Heating Pad Required : sometimes
- Can Climb Smooth Surfaces : rarely
- When To Expand : after 2nd batch of workers
- When Do Soldiers and Reproductives Appear : reproductives appear 2nd or 3rd year
- Invasive/Pest : mostly not
- Farmers : root aphid farmers
- Native Location : Europe and North America
- Natural Habitat : Under rocks in forests
- Preferred Nesting Medium : soil
- Scientific Information:
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