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Ants from the Grave of Thomas Say

Tapinoma sessile Say 1836 Among the first species that students of North American ants learn is Tapinoma sessile, the odorous house ant. This small brown insect lives in nearly every temperate habitat across the continent. Sonoran desert washes? Check. Alpine meadows in the Sierra Nevada? Check. Wheat fields in Nebraska? Check. Long Island suburbs? Also. [...]

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