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perhaps temporary living quarters - Temnothorax longispinosus
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perhaps temporary living quarters - Temnothorax longispinosus
Craggy Rocks, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
June 16, 2018
Did the wasps emerge and the ants move in?
Temporary shelter?
Are the ants just visiting and feeding on wasp pupae?
Thanks

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perhaps temporary living quarters - Temnothorax longispinosus perhaps temporary living quarters - Temnothorax longispinosus
Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 21 December, 2018 - 7:59pm
Last updated 28 December, 2018 - 3:05am

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Interesting, I guess they could be nesting in the fluff. This species is an opportunistic cavity nester after all.
… Steven Wang, 28 December, 2018 - 3:05am

 
Thank you.
I guess if I knew my ants well enough, or at least better, I might have remembered a previous encounter in a temporary shelter. You giving them an ID sure helped.
… MJ Hatfield, 28 December, 2018 - 7:32am

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