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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Spine-waisted Ant

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis

About

A slender reddish-brown ant common in eastern North American deciduous forests. It is an important seed disperser, carrying seeds with nutritious elaiosomes back to its nest.

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Did You Know?

They are responsible for dispersing seeds of many spring wildflowers including trilliums, violets, and bloodroot.