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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Myrmicinae » Crematogastrini » Acorn Ants (Temnothorax) » Temnothorax nevadensis
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Ant A - Temnothorax nevadensis
Copyright © 2012 Scott Peden

Ant A - Temnothorax nevadensis
Big Basin redwoods State Park, Skyline to the Sea Trail, BC Falls/Timms Ck, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
July 2, 2011
Size: roughly 4 mm
On the seed head of a Redwood Sorrel, Oxalis oregana?

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Contributed by Scott Peden on 21 January, 2012 - 12:08am
Last updated 22 January, 2012 - 11:38am

Moved
Thanks, Brendon!
… James C. Trager, 22 January, 2012 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

Temnothorax nevadensis
This is a specimen of Temnothorax nevadensis. This species is quite similar to T. rudis, but has longer, skinnier propodeal spines, and a less-robust petiolar node. Compare to http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0005689&shot=h1&project=calants
… Brendon E. Boudinot, 21 January, 2012 - 3:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Redwood Forest
Thank you for this ID. I was reading the page for it at this link
http://www.antweb.org/description.do?subfamily=myrmicinae&genus=temnothorax&name=nevadensis&rank=species&project=calants

and it was giving locations. I found this one 60 ft or so from a year round stream side, a common habitat for Redwood Sorrel, in a mixed redwood/Tan Oak forest.

I have other ants on Western Wakerobin and Redwood Sorrel, hopefully I can find them while I still have this trial photo software that pulled so much detail out.

Scott
… Scott Peden, 21 January, 2012 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 January, 2012 - 8:02am login or register to post comments

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