| A small red
Ant which nests under bark, quite often within a small
branch. Colonies are small in comparison to most other
ants and they can sometimes be in very close proximity to
nests of other (larger) species. This is a reasonably
common species around Sherwood Forest, but is easily
overlooked. A rough guide to identification, is that the
head and abdomen are dark, giving this ant a two-toned
appearance. The accompanying photographs were all taken
at Sherwood Forest CP, with the upper left photograph
also showing the queen, which in Leptothorax acervorum
is only slightly larger than the workers. |
