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Japanese Pavement Ant (Tetramorium tsushimae)Observer
jamestragerDescription
Each summer, piles of dead individual of this ant species appear in gutters and bare depressions in soil. I believe these result from nocturnal or subterranean intercolonial battles, since alates of both sexes plus a great number of worker carcasses are in these "bone piles".
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Japanese Pavement Ant (Tetramorium tsushimae)Observer
jamestragerDescription
Invades human habitat, yards, parks, plant nurseries, soil/mulch/compost depots, largely replaces native soil-dwelling ants. Common in many Missouri cities and some in adjacent Kansas and Missouri.
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Northern Fungus-farming Ant (Trachymyrmex septentrionalis)Observer
jamestragerDescription
At Shaw Nature Reserve, dry mesic post oak woodland.
(Sorry about the lousy image of the ants, but they're so distinctive, it works.)
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Japanese Pavement Ant (Tetramorium tsushimae)Observer
jamestragerDescription
Under paving stone in my yard, where these have nearly eliminated all native soil-dwelling ants. (Arboreals doing okay.)
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Wily Field Ant (Formica dolosa)Observer
jamestragerDescription
Characteristic of low fertility, acid soil sites with scattered or no trees. Picture doesn't show characteristic setation, but dense gaster pubescence and numerous mesosoma erect setae observed under the scope. 5mm. long.
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Observer
jamestragerDescription
As the common name says, little and black, about 1.5mm. At cookie bait. At another bait station, these were on top of the cookie and Solenopsis texana were underneath it.
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Tyson's Big-headed Ant (Pheidole tysoni)Observer
jamestragerDescription
At cookie bait, along mowed path. Minor workers about 1.4mm, majors about 2.0mm.
Very abundant at this site
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Texas Thief Ant (Solenopsis texana)Observer
jamestragerDescription
At cookie bait, along mowed path. Very abundant at this site.
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Traveling Cherry Millipede (Pleuroloma flavipes)Observer
jamestragerDescription
Feeding at cookie bait set out for ants.
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Graham's Crayfish Snake (Regina grahamii)Observer
jamestragerDescription
Caught at a pool in the swale, and shown to group by Bruce Schuette.
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White-faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia)Observer
jamestragerDescription
Native to northern Amazon Basin. Zoo has some that breed.
