Superfamily Vespoidea Rank Species | Suborder Apocrita Family Formicidae Higher classification Lasius | |
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Similar Lasius, Ant, Crematogaster scutellaris, Lasius brunneus, Insect |
Description
![Lasius emarginatus Ants Kalytta Lasius emarginatus](https://alchetron.com/cdn/lasius-emarginatus-96b4b46f-e15c-40e9-86b0-9c44917f0e2-resize-750.jpeg)
Lasius emarginatus is a small ant, reaching a length of 3-5.5 mm in the workers, 7–10 mm in the females and 7-14.5 mm in males. In workers and females the thorax is reddish or brownish-red, while the head and the abdomen are brown. Males are completely brown.
![Lasius emarginatus l39levage de fourmis ACIDEFORMIK](https://alchetron.com/cdn/lasius-emarginatus-5edb8b6e-609b-4523-88f1-3707cff8337-resize-750.jpeg)
The longevity of the queen reaches up to 30 years, but for workers it is limited to 3 years. The species is omnivore. Colonies are monogynous (one queen per colony). They are not aggressive but they do not mind attacking a potential predator or another colony to expand their hunting and harvesting territory.
Distribution
This species is present in the Western Palearctic ecozone (Europe, the Caucasus, Asia Minor).
![Lasius emarginatus Lasius emarginatus Passionfourmis](https://alchetron.com/cdn/lasius-emarginatus-74d03b0d-558d-424f-a1a7-0bd253a2b71-resize-750.jpeg)
![Lasius emarginatus wwwantwikiorgwikiimagesthumbff4Lasiusemar](https://alchetron.com/cdn/lasius-emarginatus-bf527a72-3bf6-4ba9-8c54-b28ee6a9838-resize-750.jpeg)
![Lasius emarginatus Part 1The Big Move Lasius Emarginatus Colony moving into new nest](https://alchetron.com/cdn/lasius-emarginatus-219a7425-dd7a-4324-b591-3f7993d6ebe-resize-750.jpeg)
![Lasius emarginatus FICHE Lasius emarginatus Fiches d39levage](https://alchetron.com/cdn/lasius-emarginatus-4aeabed5-2e57-47e5-b0bb-1d7041a33a0-resize-750.jpg)
References
Lasius emarginatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA