Biology:Ponera pennsylvanica

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Short description: Species of ant

Ponera pennsylvanica
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Ponera
Species:
P. pennsylvanica
Binomial name
Ponera pennsylvanica
(Latreille, 1804)

Ponera pennsylvanica is a species of ant that is usually found in mesic forests in the Eastern United States. The species' nests are usually found under rotting logs, in rotting stumps or logs, in acorns, in soil, and in leaf mold.[1] Ant colonies usually have no more than 100 worker ants.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7227761 entry