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These little ants were running up and down this tree trunk at 1 in the morning with frantic energy….and it was quite cold. Most ants this size are diurnal, but not these.
Painted tree trunks along the waterfront of Lake Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico.
Spotted on Apr 22, 2015
Submitted on Feb 14, 2016
5 Comments
lauren ,these do look like banded sugar ants.
they are also found in New Mexico.
they can be both
Hi Hema, are the velvety tree ants nocturnal?
We have the California velvety tree ants out here!