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Temnothorax longispinosus
Photo#1955735
Copyright © 2021
ophis
acorn ant nest -
Temnothorax longispinosus
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Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
March 22, 2021
Size: 2.3-2.6 mm
Pale larvae are .9-1.4 mm. In brown rot of fallen log, wooded knoll with beech and Scotch pine, W end N side Town Forest.
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Contributed by
ophis
on 11 April, 2021 - 6:31am