Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scientific classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Genus: | Lasius |
| Species: | Lasius niger |
General information
| Colony structure: | Monogynous |
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| Worker polymorphism: | No |
| Nuptial flight months: | June, July, August, September |
| Colony founding: | claustral (queen does not need any food) |
| Links: | AntWiki |
Keeping parameters
| Nutrition: | Insects, meat, sugar water, honey etc. |
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| Nest temperature: | 21 ℃ - 28 ℃ |
| Nest humidity: | 70 % - 90 % |
| Outworld temperature: | 18 ℃ - 30 ℃ |
| Outworld humidity: | 30 % - 70 % |
| Hibernation required: | yes: end of september until end of march |
Distribution
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Channel Islands
- China
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Faeroe Islands
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iberian Peninsula
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia, Republic of
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mexico
- Moldova, Republic of
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uzbekistan
Names
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Common names
Black Garden Ant (English), Common Black Ant (English), Mattschwarze Wegameise (German), Schwarze Gartenameise (German), Schwarze Wegameise (German), Schwarzgraue Wegameise (German)
Sizes
Worker
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Queen
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Male
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