Dolichoderus sibiricus is a small East Asian ant that nests up in trees, inside dead branches and trunks, rather than in the ground. It does not live in the United States; it is found in Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia, Siberia, and Taiwan.
Appearance
- Appearance
- Workers are about 1/8 in (3 mm) long, with a black head and abdomen and a reddish-brown thorax and waist. The abdomen has two pairs of pale yellowish spots.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Forests
- Inside dead branches and trunks
- Range
- East Asia: Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia, Siberia (Russia), and Taiwan. Not found in North America.
Name and classification
- About the name
- When first described in 1889, it was treated as a subspecies of the European Dolichoderus quadripunctatus; it is now a species of its own.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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