Everything you have to know about Lasius niger ants!
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Small correction: A young worker ant requires 2-3 days for its body to become as hard and acquire the same color as the other ants.
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Do you really know Lasius niger?
The common black garden ants!
Everything you have to know About Lasius niger!
Almost everywhere in the temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere,
the tiny Lasius niger ants live right under our feet.
Between tiles of an urban paving Stones or in the forest, they scavenge, farm and fight. 😊
You already know them as hundreds of them fly once a year when the mating season occurs.
For instance, did you know that the Lasius Niger are not black but more brown or grey?
Did you know that Lasius niger ants help the plants to spread?
Isn’t nature fascinating? 🌿
If you’re curious about other aspects of Lasius niger, feel free to ask,
and I’ll be happy to share more information! 🌟
Terminology connecting to Lasius niger:
Plesiobiosis : Nest sharing of two ant species with mutual benefits.
Xenobiosis : An ant species parasite another (stealing food for instance)
Firebugs, also called Pyrrhocoris apterus
Alate queen or male (winged queen or male)
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 What is Lasius niger?
0:24 When do black garden ants swarm?
1:05 What happens to queens after the mating flight?
1:32 How does a new queen found her colony?
2:30 How do eggs become adult ants?
3:04 How can you identify Lasius niger?
3:37 How large can a Lasius niger colony become?
4:08 Where do black garden ants build their nests?
4:41 How do workers care for brood underground?
5:00 What do Lasius niger ants eat?
5:19 How do black garden ants interact with aphids and other insects?
6:02 Why is Lasius niger important for the ecosystem?