Turfgrass ant
The turfgrass ant is a small light brown ant with a slightly darker head. It loves open, sunny places and builds its nests in lawns and next to sidewalks. It is very common in North America.
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Fun facts
It is called the Labour day ant because its winged queens fly out around the start of September, near Labour Day.
A new queen digs a little room in the ground and sleeps through the winter before starting her colony in spring.
Its nest building lets the soil breathe more and brings other insects to the area.
It is one of the first ants to move into land that people have dug up or changed.
Most asked questions about Turfgrass ant
?Are turfgrass ants harmful?
No. They are small and harmless, but they can be a nuisance on lawns and sidewalks.
?Why is it called the Labour day ant?
Its winged queens fly out around Labour Day at the beginning of September.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Lasius neoniger
- Group
- Ants
- Family
- Formicidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hymenoptera > Formicidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Labour day ant, Cornfield ant, Nuisance ant
Where the facts come from
- Lasius neoniger (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by April Nobile. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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