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spiny moss ant - Temnothorax longispinosus
Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

spiny moss ant - Temnothorax longispinosus
Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
December 9, 2006
Size: 2.2 - 2.5 mm
This ant has a yoke-like process that presumable protects the narrow waist.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 6 January, 2007 - 7:54pm
Last updated 14 April, 2007 - 4:32am

Moved
Moved from Myrmicinae.
… Jim McClarin, 14 April, 2007 - 4:32am 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 also has the "handle bars."
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 January, 2007 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Thankyou, Eric.
I think this is my 2nd ant on bugguide.
… Jim McClarin, 9 January, 2007 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

Maybe they're handlebars? See any riders?
Another neat find, Jim.
… Ron Hemberger, 6 January, 2007 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

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