NEBRASKAland
Visitor
Last issue's winner of
the Visitor drawing was
David Powers of Omaha,
Nebraska, who found the army ant on
page 53.
Readers are encouraged to contact
NEBRASKAland within 10 days after
this issue's publication with the
correct page number and name of
this issue's "Visitor" – a critter found
in Nebraska. We will then gather the
correct entries and draw one to win a
NEBRASKAland mug.
To enter each month, write:
NEBRASKAland Visitor
2200 North 33rd Street
Lincoln, NE 68503
Or e-mail: Tim.Reigert@Nebraska.
gov with "Visitor" in the subject line
of the message.
HINT: This issue's visitor is not on
page 4, 14, or 21.
North America has at least
twelve species of army ants,
and one species, Neivamyrmex
nigrescens, has been found in
Nebraska. An army ant colony
is large, with potentially tens of
thousands of individuals. The
colony does not make a permanent
nest, but moves as a unit across
the landscape, primarily at night,
using temporary shelters and
searching for food. Army ants are
voracious hunters, feeding on any
unlucky insect or even a small
animal that they come across, and
they particularly like other ants.
They raid ant colonies, killing the
adult ants, and carry off the larvae
and pupae for food. Female army
ants do not possess wings and
make no nuptial flight. Instead,
the males are winged and fly to the
female to mate. Army ants can
be found across a wide range of
habitats, including
prairies, woodlands,
and even suburban
areas.
Special thanks to Julie Van Meter,
State Entomologist, Nebraska
Department of Agriculture.
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Send Us Your Trail Cam Photos!
Paul Janning submitted this trail cam photograph of a coyote
running on private land near Spalding.
Mike Beelaert of O'Neill shared this image from a camera set
up by Bobbie Harte on Beelaert's land on the Niobrara River.
Please submit your trail camera photos by e-mail to:
nebtrailcam@gmail.com. Also include any information that will
help explain your photo.
