Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
Details...
 
Photos from the last gathering (Minnesota 2007)

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Vespoidea » Ants (Formicidae) » Myrmicinae » Temnothorax
Photo#51228
Black Ant - Temnothorax
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Black Ant - Temnothorax
Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 7, 2006
Size: 2.8mm
I think this is the right match, but correct me if I'm wrong.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by tom murray on 7 May, 2006 - 10:07pm

Right match
Head is too shiny and rounded to be that of a Leptothorax. These latters are rather typical of cold, fir tree dominated districts, while Temnothorax (at least, those inhabiting timber, because some species nest in rock or stone cracks) prefer broad-leaved forests.
… Richard Vernier, 8 May, 2006 - 7:03am login or register to post comments

 
Mixed hardwood forest
There were a number of different hardwoods, with an occasional pine mixed in where I found this along a trail.
… tom murray, 9 May, 2006 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact