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spiny moss ant - Temnothorax longispinosus
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

spiny moss ant - Temnothorax longispinosus
Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
December 9, 2006
Size: 2.2 - 2.5 mm
Collected Jan.1, 2007 by sifting hand-shredded moss and fungus samples gathered Dec. 9, 2006 from wooded area. The size of the setae made me wonder if they might double as protective spines.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 6 January, 2007 - 7:51pm
Last updated 14 April, 2007 - 4:38am

Moved
Moved from Myrmicinae.
… Jim McClarin, 14 April, 2007 - 4:32am login or register to post comments

Eric is right
Such thick, stiff hairs are typical for Leptothoracini tribe. I'd bet for Temnothorax longispinosus, an all black species with especially long propodeal spines, just like these workers.
… Richard Vernier, 14 April, 2007 - 4:11am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you , Richard.
I post precious few hymenopterans, but when I do I know you're a safe bet to ID them :-)
… Jim McClarin, 14 April, 2007 - 4:37am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… Jim McClarin, 9 January, 2007 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

Myrmicinae.
This is something in the subfamily Myrmicinae, perhaps related to Leptothorax, which is similar in having the large spikes on the rear of the thorax.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 January, 2007 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

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