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Schaum's Acorn Ant
Temnothorax schaumii
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Long-spined Acorn AntTemnothorax longispinosus
Immigrant Pavement AntTetramorium immigrans
Doubtful Acorn AntTemnothorax ambiguus
Monomorium carbonarium
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,230 |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 262 |
| New York | 134 |
| New Jersey | 78 |
| Arkansas | 65 |
| Virginia | 64 |
| Maryland | 62 |
| Canada | 60 |
| Ontario | 60 |
| Illinois | 56 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification
Ecological
- ColonialFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Ants · Formicidae |
| Genus | Acorn Ants and Allies · Temnothorax |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Schaum's Acorn Ant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.