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Temnothorax longispinosus

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Temnothorax longispinosus
Temnothorax Longispinosus worker

(Dominique Monie 2017)

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Temnothorax
Species:
T. Longispinosus
Binomial name
Temnothorax Longispinosus
(Roger, 1863)

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

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

  1. ^ a b "Temnothorax longispinosus". www.antweb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ a b Rericha, Laura (2007). "Ants of Indiana" (PDF).
  3. ^ https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/images/b/bf/Fairweather%2C_A.D.%2C_Lewis%2C_J.H._et_al._2020._Ants_of_Rockwood_Park%2C_New_Brunswick.pdf