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Genus Temnothorax - Acorn Ants

Acorn Ant scavenging dead insect - Temnothorax ambiguus Temnothorax curvispinosus Ant - Temnothorax ambiguus Winged ringed ant - Temnothorax curvispinosus Formicidae, perhaps Tetramorium - Temnothorax longispinosus acorn ant - Temnothorax curvispinosus acorn ant - Temnothorax longispinosus Formicid - Temnothorax longispinosus - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)
Family Formicidae (Ants)
Subfamily Myrmicinae
Tribe Crematogastrini
Genus Temnothorax (Acorn Ants)
Explanation of Names
Temnothorax Mayr, 1861
Range
N. Amer., Europe, etc.
Habitat
Some species nest in acorns