Species: Aphaenogaster lamellidens

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)

Distribution:

Illinois River Valley?

Biology:

Mesic forest, oak woodland

Taxon Page Images:

Ants of the genus Aphaenogaster are important scavengers and predators in eastern deciduous forests. Here, Aphaenogaster lamellidens workers pull a living centipede from its burrow (Dixon Springs, Illinois, USA).
Image copyright Alex Wild.

Taxon Page Author History

On 2012-04-20 16:50:10 Alex Wild modified Images
On 2012-04-20 16:46:43 Alex Wild modified Images

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in piedmont woodland, 1 times found in Moist hardwood forest, 1 times found in sandhill/bluffs, 1 times found in dead loblolly Pine 1-2, 1 times found in Hardwoods in lawn, 1 times found in oak/palm hammock

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 4 times search, 2 times hand collected, 1 times under bark pine log, 1 times in trunk, 1 times under bark dead loblolly pine

Elevations: collected from 5 - 240 meters, 166 meters average

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