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Arboreal Ant Spotting Thread

Started By Ferox_Formicae , Nov 16 2018 7:16 PM

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#21 Offline PacificNorthWestern - Posted January 7 2020 - 7:06 PM

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I've found both leptothorax and temnothorax in arboreal places

#22 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted January 8 2020 - 11:16 AM

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Huh, I always see them on the ground or in leaf litter.

Temnothorax are pretty opportunistic. They often nest in small twigs that have fallen to the ground with other leaf litter, but they're also keen on nesting in dead branches on trees or underneath tree bark