Black Garden Ant Queen
Lasius niger (queen)
A black garden ant queen is a larger reproductive female that begins life with wings and mates during summer nuptial flights. After mating, she usually sheds her wings and excavates or occupies a protected underground chamber in soil, lawns, or beneath paving. She initially raises her first brood using stored body reserves, then is fed sugary honeydew and insect prey by workers; a successful queen can live for many years and produce a large colony.
- Type
- Burrow
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Black Garden Ant Larva
- ?
- Black Garden Ant
- Black Garden Ant Queen
- Black Garden Ant Drone