#3549 · 🐝 bees, wasps & ants

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Temnothorax nylanderi

🐝 Bees, wasps & ants 📍 in the Netherlands

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

1. © Philipp Hoenle · CC0
2. © Philipp Hoenle · CC0
3. © Eidiu · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Marie Lou Legrand · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Marie Lou Legrand · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Jaro Schacht · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. 6562 Groesbeek, Holandia:© Bartosz Fidor · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Mook, Netherlands:© Bartosz Fidor · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Heilig Landstichting, Netherlands:© Bartosz Fidor · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Leersum, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, NL-UT, NL:© Frans-Jan Snoek · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Temnothorax nylanderi is a species of ant in the genus Temnothorax . The species is found in western Europe. It was first described by Förster (1850) based on a male from Germany.

base stats

NL sightings 100iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 791iNaturalist 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).

fun facts

Spotted 100 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #47 most seen of the bees, wasps & ants in NL.
791 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Georg Forster in 1850 (176 years ago).