Black Garden Ant Colony

Platythorax which is found in forests.

Black garden ant colony. Platythorax which is found in forest habitats. Black garden ants and humans. They are survivors and can handle harsh environments and situations. Each colony has got a single queen and can grow into tens of thousands of workers.

Black garden ants eat anything from leftovers soft fruits seeds to other small insects. Both the queen and male black garden ants bear wings but the female will shed her wings after mating and the male dies soon after. Lasius niger or the black garden ant is a very easy species to keep. Niger which are found in open areas.

Niger which are found in open areas. The black garden ant lasius niger also known as the common black ant common house ant or tramp ant is a formicine ant it is a species of the subgenus lasius which is found across eurasia and in some parts of south america southeast asia and australasia the european species is now split into two species. You will receive one mated queen with workers depending on your selection. While pupating the ant larvae are cared for and fed by the workers of the colony.

They can also frequently be seen farming honeydew farmed from aphids around gardens and vegetation. Starter colony of the common black garden ant lasius niger. The black garden ant lasius niger also known as the common black ant is a formicine ant the type species of the subgenus lasius which is found across europe and in some parts of north america south america asia and australasia the european species was split into two species. The black garden ant queen is around 9mm with dark brown black reddish legs.