February 12, 2026

I am known as a Graceful Twig Ant

I'm non-native and sometimes will sting

But only if I'm a worker ant - 

And if you harass me or some other mean thing.

Location: Turkey Creek Sanctuary, Palm Bay

Sources: https://bioone.org/journals/florida-entomologist/volume-93/issue-4/024.093.0410/Worldwide-Spread-of-the-Graceful-Twig-Ant-Pseudomyrmex-Gracilis-Hymenoptera/10.1653/024.093.0410.full

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