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Western Velvety Tree Ant
Liometopum occidentale
28 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
Argentine AntLinepithema humile
Formica moki
American Winter AntPrenolepis imparis
Bicolored Carpenter AntCamponotus vicinus
Odorous House AntTapinoma sessile
Liometopum luctuosum
Red Imported Fire AntSolenopsis invicta
Western Black Carpenter AntCamponotus modoc
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,094 |
|---|---|
| California | 3,375 |
| Oregon | 359 |
| Nevada | 244 |
| Washington | 48 |
| Utah | 40 |
| Mexico | 36 |
| Baja California | 36 |
| Arizona | 32 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
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 | Velvety Tree Ants · Liometopum |
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 Western Velvety Tree Ant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.