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  7. Lasiine Ants
  8. North American Honeypot Ants

genus

North American Honeypot Ants

Myrmecocystus

Includes
15 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Honeypot Ants 9 native
  • Myrmecocystus 5 native
  • Honeypot Ants 1 native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native north american honeypot ants All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Mexican Honeypot Ant Myrmecocystus mexicanus 482 observations
  • Myrmecocystus placodops 270 observations
  • Brick Honeypot Ant Myrmecocystus testaceus 115 observations
  • Wheeler’s Honeypot Ant Myrmecocystus wheeleri 66 observations
  • Myrmecocystus mimicus 59 observations
  • Navajo Honeypot Ant Myrmecocystus navajo 36 observations
  • Myrmecocystus mendax 32 observations
  • Kennedy’s Honeypot Ant Myrmecocystus kennedyi 26 observations
  • Myrmecocystus melliger 11 observations
  • Yellow-headed Honeypot Ant Myrmecocystus flaviceps 10 observations
  • Myrmecocystus semirufus 10 observations
  • Myrmecocystus pyramicus 5 observations
  • Myrmecocystus tenuinodis 5 observations
  • Myrmecocystus hammettensis 1 observations
  • Cole's Honeypot Ant Myrmecocystus colei 1 observations
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