Utilisateur:Homoplate/Brouillon

Une page de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.

Ants of iceland[modifier | modifier le code]

This table is based on the researches of Marco Mancini in the context of the project Ants in Iceland (Maurar á Íslandi). It is important to note that all of those species were probably imported by humans and are not natives.

Table of all the species found in Iceland1
Name Latin name Color Number of queens Size Habitat Colony size Diet Queen lifespan worker lifespan Photo
Black garden ant Lasius Niger Black One 3-5 mm Inside and outside 5 000-15 000 individuals Insects, plants, mushrooms 15 years 4 years
Ghost ant Tapinoma Melanocephalum bicoloured, head brown, alitrunk and gaster pale yellowish several 1,3-2 mm Inside 100-1 000 ants insects, sugary food, grease Few weeks Unknown
Roger’s ant Hypoponera Punctatissima Dark Several 2-3 mm Inside <100 insects unknown Unknown
Pharaoh ant Monomorium Pharaonis Golden brown Several 2 mm Inside 1 000-2 500 Insects, sugary food <1 year Unknown
Hercules ant Camponotus Herculeanus Dark with redish areas several 60-120 mm Inside and outisde +10 000 Insects, sugary food, phid produce 10-15 years 4 years

1. https://maurar.hi.is/en/icelandic-ants/ https://english.hi.is/news/are_there_ants_under_reykjavik Study about ants in Reykjavík