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vicinity. As aggressive as they may be, the bites from the workers of this species even from the larger majors are not particularly significant to humans. Despite so, these ants are fiercely territorial against other species of ant for which they're sympatric with and the majors can be quite effective in this regard, being capable of decapitating the workers of
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is an occasional pest of structures as it can excavate into and inhabit the wooden frameworks of homes and buildings, much to the dismay of property owners. Treatment usually involves insecticidal spraying of known nests, usage of poison baits or fixing sources of water leaks to prevent the softening
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is one of if not the largest extant ant species found in Europe, with queens reaching lengths of 16–18 mm (potentially 20 mm when physogastric) followed by 14–15 mm major workers. Intermediate and minor workers measure on average 7–10 mm. Individuals are typically bicolored with a
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These ants aggressively defend their nests and when alarmed, workers intermittently and rapidly knock on the walls of their nest with their mandibles. When nearby workers sense these knocks, they move closer to the source and become increasingly aggressive towards any disturbance in their immediate
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are extremely cold tolerant and can enter a lengthy diapause period as long as 4–5 months during the winter. Colonies are slow to grow but when mature can exceed 7,000 workers in population. Mature colonies may also occupy numerous satellite nests over a wide area.
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distributed widely throughout Europe. Found in a variety of woodland habitats, they commonly nest on the ground in dry tree stumps, dead fallen trees, or beneath stones and wooden logs that are partially buried.
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has its nuptial flights from late May to July. These large ants develop slowly with the first workers emerging 1.8 months or more after the first eggs were laid.
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black head and a reddish brown thorax which color bleeds into the legs and anterior segment of the dark colored gaster. Considered a sister species to
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is an ecologically dominant species wherever it is found due to both its large size and particularly aggressive nature.
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