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[dspdrew]

1. Location of collection: Trabuco Canyon, California.
2. Date of collection: 7-24-2014.
3. Habitat of collection: Chaparral/Oak Forest.
4. Length (from head to gaster): 4 mm.
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: All brown.
6. Distinguishing characteristics:  Small spines.
7. Anything else distinctive:
8. Nest description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dspdrew]

Temnothorax possibly?

[Gregory2455]

At first glance, Monomorium came to mind, because I havent seen a temnothorax before, but maybe something like Temnothorax curvispinosus? I hear some of these ones live in acorns. That would be an interesting colony. Just a hollow acorn in a foraging container. I actually really have wanted one of these. 

[dspdrew]

James C. Trager confirmed it is Temnothorax. Yeah, I always wanted to cut an acorn in half and glue it to the glass for their little formicarium.

[Gregory2455]

I want one of these! That sounds so cool...

[dspdrew]

It's so weird because I have only found one Temnothorax worker in these mountains before.

[dspdrew]

I added some microscope pictures, and one including a worker.