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Antz! - Pseudomyrmex gracilis
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

Antz! - Pseudomyrmex gracilis
Savannas Preserve, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA

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Contributed by Sean McCann on 7 May, 2006 - 10:00pm
Last updated 14 December, 2008 - 12:28pm

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Moved from Pseudomyrmex.
… Sean McCann, 14 December, 2008 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

Pseudomyrmex cf. gracilis - winged female
Nice shot showing the "conservative" wing venation of this special ant group. Swarming time of this species, whether introduced in Florida or not, seems to extend for a fairly long time. Do you find colonies on nearly all kind of trees, or do they have a tendency to prefer some sorts, like e.g. Acacia sp?
… Richard Vernier, 8 May, 2006 - 7:07am login or register to post comments

 
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I have not seen these ants on anything but structures, but that is because I have not really been looking.
-Sean McCann


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… Sean McCann, 8 May, 2006 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

 
Occurrence on structures
is basically accidental. They inhabit trees, shrubs and course weed stems, living in the cleaned out burrows of other insects, or excavating burrows themselves, in soft pith. They are not specialized, as in the acacia ant group, but do opportunistically inhabit acacias, where available.
… James C. Trager, 21 October, 2009 - 7:56pm login or register to post comments

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