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'''''Temnothorax |
'''''Temnothorax longispinosus''''' is a species of ''[[Temnothorax]]'' commonly found in eastern United States and eastern Canada as well as [[British Columbia]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Temnothorax longispinosus |url=https://www.antweb.org/description.do?species=longispinosus&genus=temnothorax&rank=species |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=www.antweb.org |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Rericha |first=Laura |date=2007 |title=Ants of Indiana |url=https://antwiki.org/wiki/images/3/32/Rericha%2C_L._2007._Ants_of_Indiana.pdf }}</ref> |
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This genus is often adorned with small protrusions from the body towards the gaster and petiole. Additionally, this species tends to be between |
This genus is often adorned with small protrusions from the body towards the gaster and petiole. Additionally, this species tends to be between 2–2.5mm in length.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Habitat== |
==Habitat== |
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''Temnothorax longispinosus'' tends towards forest habitats.<ref> |
''Temnothorax longispinosus'' tends towards forest habitats.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fairweather |first1=Aaron D. |last2=Lewis |first2=Jake H. |last3=Hunt |first3=Laura |last4=McAlpine |first4=Donald F. |last5=Smith |first5=M. Alex |title=Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Rockwood Park, New Brunswick: An Assessment of Species Richness and Habitat |journal=Northeastern Naturalist |date=27 August 2020 |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=576 |doi=10.1656/045.027.0316|s2cid=222002173 }}</ref> Nesting habits change throughout the seasons, but they generally nest in preformed structures within the leaf litter.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 21 March 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | T. longispinosus
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| Temnothorax longispinosus Roger (1863)
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Temnothorax longispinosus is a species of Temnothorax commonly found in eastern United States and eastern Canada as well as British Columbia.[1][2]
This genus is often adorned with small protrusions from the body towards the gaster and petiole. Additionally, this species tends to be between 2–2.5mm in length.[1]
Habitat
[edit]Temnothorax longispinosus tends towards forest habitats.[3] Nesting habits change throughout the seasons, but they generally nest in preformed structures within the leaf litter.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Temnothorax longispinosus". www.antweb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ a b Rericha, Laura (2007). "Ants of Indiana" (PDF).
- ^ Fairweather, Aaron D.; Lewis, Jake H.; Hunt, Laura; McAlpine, Donald F.; Smith, M. Alex (27 August 2020). "Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Rockwood Park, New Brunswick: An Assessment of Species Richness and Habitat". Northeastern Naturalist. 27 (3): 576. doi:10.1656/045.027.0316. S2CID 222002173.