Arthropoda: Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aphaenogaster tennesseensis | [return to Home Page] |
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Scientific name: Arthropoda: Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Aphaenogaster tennesseensis Common Name: ant
Country: USA
Photographer: D.S. Kjar
Identifier: D.S. Kjar Location: Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve Pitfall trap 55 Additional Information: The Aphaenogastor tennesseensis is thought to be a temporary social parasite of A. fulva and A. rudis (Creighton 1950). The queen of this species (pictured above) has a very smooth shiny surface, in contrast to the worker which has a heavily sculptured surface. D.S.K. |