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False honey ants & pill bugs

Prenolepis imparis / Armadillidae sp.

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

1/8" long ants crawling over a small colony of pill bugs under a rock.

Habitat:

Semi rural.

Notes:

The ants started dispersing as soon as I turned over the rock but appeared to be crawling over the pill bugs.

Reference Links:

Species Prenolepis imparis - False Honey Ant - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (4)
KarenL
It is interesting to see the different names - in England we call them wood louse!
MaryEvans2
Interesting how you refer to those in the first photo as 'pill bugs' - here we call them Rolly Pollies (due to how they roll up in a ball when they feel threatened). Thanks to Project Noah, we not only learn of different spottings all over, but also the different names used.
KarenL
Thanks Luc! You will be amazed at how much life you can find under a rock!
LucBertrand
Woooo !!!! I had never seen so much together ! It's scary ! hahahaa :) very nice find and pictures .

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