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"Beyond their refined appearance and wide-ranging nesting habits, winnow ants have two qualities that set them apart from the rest of the ants: the helping hand they give forest plants and their ability to use tools." -From The Book of Common Ant's

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l chose the Winnow ant because they have Giant Families, they are Optimistic, they are Forest Lovers,

and they have pretty good Table Manners.

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0.15 in, they are generally some of the smallest ants that can be found.

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Winnow Ant distribution in the US from School of Ants.

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Winnow Ant distribution in the US from School of Ants.

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Aphaenogaster Rudis is the scientific name for the Winnow Ant.

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"Unlike most of us, who prefer the chocolaty center of M&Ms, winnow ants eat only the elaisome and leave the seed inside alone. When wheat farmers shuck wheat seeds from their husks, it’s called winnowing. Likewise, winnow ants remove husks from forest seeds." -From The Book of Common Ant's They get their name because the winnow seeds like farmers winnow corn.

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I take a LOT of pictures and this was just one of the really happy ones I had that I thought represented being full of hope)

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My family is really big just like the winnow ants. I have 10 cousins on my Mom's side and 6 on my Dad's side.
(this is a picture at 6:30 on Christmas morning. That's why we all look like zombies.)