Acorn Ants

Temnothorax americanus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae

Temnothorax americanus is a species of slave-maker ant in the genus Temnothorax. The ants are 2–3 mm in size, and endemic to the northeastern United States and adjacent Canadian regions. They do not forage for food, but instead 'scout workers' from the colony seek out nearby host colonies of ants (e.

Distribution

Acorn Ants — (c) Raven Dandridge, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 26Canada · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Raven Dandridge, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionTemnothorax americanus, Wikipedia contributors

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