#3659 · 🐝 bees, wasps & ants

American Winter Ant

Prenolepis imparis

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Kenneth Geisert · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Meghan Cassidy · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © Christina Butler · CC BY 4.0
4. © Michael Sulis · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Meghan Cassidy · CC BY-SA 4.0
6. © Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0
7. Winnebago County, WI, USA:© Sawyer Hess · CC BY 4.0
8. Atlantic, New Jersey, United States:© davidenrique · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
9. Drake, Des Moines, IA, USA:© Jacob Blobaum · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Wheaton, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD, USA:© Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

Prenolepis imparis is a species of ant in the genus Prenolepis . The species is found in North America, from Canada to Mexico. Unusual among ants, Prenolepis imparis prefers lower temperatures, including near freezing, and is only active outside the nest during winter and early spring.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 27,745iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).