This ant was found at the western end of Sherwood Heath in October 2020
and was
taken home, as it was one of those instances where something about it
'just looked different'. When examined, it keyed it out to be
Stenamma debile and is believed to be the first Nottinghamshire
record. Stenamma are fairly distinctive among so-called 'red
ants', with extremely small eyes
(much smaller than all Myrmica spp) slow movement, dark
colouration and small
size.
In early April 2023, another worker was found in a leaf litter sample
taken from Cockglode Wood, less than 50 metres of the site of the
original 2020 record. |
