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Common Porthole Ant
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Common Porthole Ant

Ponera pennsylvanica

Ponera pennsylvanica is a species of ant that is usually found in mesic forests in Eastern North America. The species' nests are usually found under rotting logs, in rotting stumps or logs, in acorns, in soil, and in leaf mold. Ant colonies usually have no more than 100 worker ants.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 203419.