Latin Name: |
 |
Lasius (Lasius s. str.) brunneus |
Trivialname: |
 |
Brown Garden Ant |
Taxonomy: |
 |
Subfamily: Formicinae Tribe: Lasiini |
Keeping Level: |
 |
(2) often found as houseant can they infiltrate woodconstruction and thermal insulation |
Distribiution: |
 |
all over Europe, Northafrica |
Habitate: |
 |
inhabit open spaces in forest, can also be found in urban areas |
Colonyform: |
 |
monogyn, rarely oligogyn |
Queen: |
 |
Size: 6,5 - 8,5 mm Colour: Head / Thorax black, Gaster darkbown, legs yellow |
Worker: |
 |
Size: 2,5 - 4 mm Colour: Head and Gaster dark, thorax yellish brown |
Soldier: |
 |
not present |
Males: |
 |
Size: 4 - 5 mm Colour: black , slim |
Nutrion: |
 |
Honeywater and insects e.g. Dipterans like Flies or Mosqitos |
Airhumidity: |
 |
Arena: 30 - 50% Nestpart: 50 - 60% |
Temperature: |
 |
Arena: 18 - 28°C Nestpart: 21 - 24°C |
Hibernation: |
 |
yes, from end of October until end of March at 5 - 8°C |
Nestform: |
 |
Build their nest in dead wood, big colonies build sometimes nestparts under stone |
Kind of Formicaria: |
 |
Farm, Farmbasin, Basin, Framebasin, Island, Acrylcylinder |
Formicaria size: |
 |
Size: S - M |
Substrate: |
 |
Farm: cork, wood Arena: Sand-Loam |
Planting: |
 |
similar to Forest- and Sandareas moss, grass and other plants |
Decoration: |
 |
Branches, Roots, Treeneedels, stones |
Description: |
 |
Lasius brunneus is shy ant which avoid aggressiv encounters with other ants. |
Development: |
 |
matingflight: on warm days end of June- mid of July
founding: claustral (without feeding)
colonysize: - |
Quantity: |
 |
one fertilized queen with workers (see selection); brood (depending on the season and development) |
Weblinks: |
 |
- Forum
- Quellenverweis |