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Ant - Temnothorax longispinosus - female
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Luk

Ant - Temnothorax longispinosus - Female
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
December 5, 2008
Size: 2 mm
Noticed this tiny ant wandering across my desk. I usually don't find house ants this small.
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 24 December, 2008 - 11:50am
Last updated 24 December, 2008 - 6:06pm

Thanks Richard
I didn't think this pic would make it to species. I'm still having trouble capturing sufficient detail in the small things.
… Stephen Luk, 24 December, 2008 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

Temnothorax longispinosus - worker
Tom didn't get the genus, but was very close. Besides size, main differences are antennal segments number (not easy to assess on this one pic), shinier cuticle, rounder head and very long propodeal spines - to which the species owes its name.
… Richard Vernier, 24 December, 2008 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Richard
Is this one also longispinosus?
… tom murray, 24 December, 2008 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

 
I think you're right
I didn't venture to a species level ID two years ago, but "your" worker can confidently be attributed to this species too.
… Richard Vernier, 25 December, 2008 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

Could very well be.
This one is much smaller - maybe a different caste, or species. Thanks for the suggestion, I think you got the genus.
… Stephen Luk, 24 December, 2008 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

just a guess
It looks a lot like this one.
… tom murray, 24 December, 2008 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

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