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Ants
During the summer of 2005, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation students Ian Fiske and Matthew Trager conducted a study of species composition and habitat associations of ant communities in NATL. The list below is from their preliminary report. A 25-page manuscript describes their work in greater detail.
Family FORMICIDAE |
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Dorymyrmex bureni |
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Brachymyrmex depilis |
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Brachymyrmex musculus |
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Camponotus castaneus |
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Florida carpenter ant |
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Formica pallidefulva |
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Paratrechina faisonensis |
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Aphaenogaster ashmeadi |
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Aphaenogaster carolinensis |
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Aphaenogaster floridana |
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Cardiocondyla emeryi |
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an acrobat ant |
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Crematogaster minutissima |
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Cyphomyrmex rimosus |
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Eurhopalothrix floridana |
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Monomorium viride |
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Pheidole dentata |
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Pheidole dentigula |
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Pheidole metallescens |
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Pheidole moerens |
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Pyramica eggersi |
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Pyramica membranifera |
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Pyramica sp. |
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Red Imported Fire Ant |
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Solenopsis nickersoni |
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Solenopsis pergandei |
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Solenopsis tennesseensis |
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Strumigenys louisianae |
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Trachymyrmex septentrionalis |
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Hypoponera opacior |
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Odontomachus brunneus |
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elongate twig ant (suggested common name) |