Temnothorax longispinosus
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| Temnothorax longispinosus | |
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| Temnothorax longispinosus worker
(Dominique Monie 2017) | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | T. longispinosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax longispinosus Roger (1863)
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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
[edit | edit source]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
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