Yellow-footed Ant

Nylanderia flavipes

Nylanderia flavipes is an ant in the family Formicidae.
Yellow-footed Ant - Nylanderia flavipes There were a bunch of these ants in the leaf litter, but they were so fast that it was hard to get shots.

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Appearance

Workers are around 2 - 2.5 mm.

Distribution

An Asian species, it is increasingly common in the United States from NJ to DC to NE Ohio.

Habitat

It nests in leaf litter, rotting wood, and in the soil of grasslands and forests.

Food

It feeds on plant nectar and small dead animals.

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae
GenusNylanderia
SpeciesNylanderia flavipes