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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Common Ponerine

Ponera pennsylvanica

About

A tiny dark brown predatory ant living in soil and leaf litter across eastern North America. Colonies are small, rarely exceeding 50 workers, and they hunt minute soil arthropods.

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Did You Know?

Despite being one of the most common ants in eastern forests, they are rarely noticed due to their tiny size and cryptic habits.