Species Account for Myrmica specioides

Species text
Listed only for East Kent in Falk (1991b) Myrmica bessarabica was first recorded in Britain from Sandwich, but is now known to be more widespread in warm coastal situations in Kent, Essex and more recently further afield. It is apparently increasing in range, but identification of this and related Myrmica species is difficult and the ant had probably formerly been overlooked in its coastal Essex locations. It favours warm, sparsely vegetated ground in sunny situations, such as dunes, south-facing landslip grassland, south-facing terrace gravel grassland and more rarely on old sparsely vegetated post-industrial habitat. References

Habitats

Recorded management for locations with Myrmica specioides

Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Myrmica specioides

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