Black Garden Ant
Lasius niger
The adult black garden ant is common under stones, paving, lawns, and garden soil, where workers build branching underground tunnels. It feeds on nectar, small arthropods, and especially honeydew collected from aphids. In defense, a worker bites with its mandibles and can spray formic acid from the tip of the abdomen. Winged males and young queens appear during summer mating flights, but everyday foraging is done by wingless workers.
- Type
- Venom / Burrow
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Black Garden Ant Larva
- ?
- Black Garden Ant
- Black Garden Ant Queen
- Black Garden Ant Drone