| Temnothorax longispinosus | |
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| Temnothorax longispinosus worker
(Dominique Monie 2017) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.
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.
Habitat
Temnothorax longispinosus tends towards forest habitats. Nesting habits change throughout the seasons, but they generally nest in preformed structures within the leaf litter.
References
- ^ "Temnothorax longispinosus". www.antweb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ Rericha, Laura (2007). "Ants of Indiana" (PDF).
- 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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| Temnothorax longispinosus | |
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