Temnothorax longispinosus

Temnothorax longispinosus
Temnothorax longispinosus worker

(Dominique Monie 2017)

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Temnothorax
Species:
T. longispinosus
Binomial name
Temnothorax longispinosus
Roger (1863)

Temnothorax longispinosus is a species of Temnothorax commonly found in eastern United States and eastern Canada as well as British Columbia.[1][2]

This genus is often adorned with small protrusions from the body towards the gaster and petiole. Additionally, this species tends to be between 2–2.5mm in length.[1]

Habitat

Temnothorax longispinosus tends towards forest habitats.[3] Nesting habits change throughout the seasons, but they generally nest in preformed structures within the leaf litter.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Temnothorax longispinosus". www.antweb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ a b Rericha, Laura (2007). "Ants of Indiana" (PDF).
  3. ^ Fairweather, Aaron D.; Lewis, Jake H.; Hunt, Laura; McAlpine, Donald F.; Smith, M. Alex (27 August 2020). "Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Rockwood Park, New Brunswick: An Assessment of Species Richness and Habitat". Northeastern Naturalist. 27 (3): 576. doi:10.1656/045.027.0316. S2CID 222002173.

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