Yellow meadow ant
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| Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782) |
The Yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus) is one of the most common Ant in Central Europe, although it also occurs in Asia, North Africa and eastern North America.
The queen is 7 to 9mm long, males 3 to 4mm and workers 2 to 4mm. The color varies from yellow to brown, with queen and males being slightly darker colored.
The species lives primarily underground in many meadows. The nests are often completely overgrown by grass.
Lasius flavus feeds on the honeydew from root aphids, which they breed in their nests. During winter, the aphids themselves are being eaten. Because of their feeding habits, the species is seldomly seen
Mature mating animals can be seen on warm days of July and August. Colonies are often founded by multiple queens (pleometrosis). Later on, fights between the founder queens will erupt, with only one queen left (monogyny).
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