Temnothorax longispinosus

Temnothorax longispinosus is a species of Temnothorax commonly found in eastern United States and eastern Canada as well as British Columbia.^[1][2]

Temnothorax longispinosus
Temnothorax longispinosus worker (Dominique Monie 2017)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Genus:	Temnothorax
Species:	T. longispinosus
Binomial name
Temnothorax longispinosus Roger (1863)

This genus is often adorned with small protrusions from the body towards the gaster and petiole. Additionally, this species tends to be between 2–2.5mm in length.^[1]

Habitat

Temnothorax longispinosus tends towards forest habitats.^[3] Nesting habits change throughout the seasons, but they generally nest in preformed structures within the leaf litter.^[2]