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Leptothorax muscorum
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Now we are getting to the inconspicuous parts of the fauna. These are relatively common, but they are small and easily overlooked. The nests are in dead tree branches, rotten logs, and stumps, but usually in some part exposed to sun. The colonies are small, often with fewer than 100 workers. The workers usually go out to forage alone, so you don't see columns or aggregations of workers. If you find a big log lying in the sun, at the stage of decay where the bark has fallen off but the wood surface is still hard with lots of little holes, you can often see many of these little ants scattered over the surface.
Last updated Monday, August 07, 2006, by Lisa Ferrier
