Black garden ant
Lasius niger
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Key identifying features
A single scale (node) between thorax and abdomen
Matte dark brown-black with sparse short hairs
Mass flight of winged individuals on a single day in late summer
Insect
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Length
- 3–9 mm
Active months
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
Similar species
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