1. Location of collection: Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
2. Date of collection: n/a - found the nest yesterday
3. Habitat of collection: forest ~5 meters from the road
4. Length: not measured ... estimated about the size of Formica workers, larger than the Lasius ants that I keep
5. Coloration, hue, pattern and texture: dark brown, shiny
6. Distinguishing characteristics: see pictures
7. Anything else distinctive: n/a
8. Nest description: under (in?) a log. I didn't lift up the rocks to see if they were nesting under there too.
9. Nuptial flight time and date: n/a
10 . Post the clearest pictures possible of the top, side, and face of the ant in question, and if possible, their nest and the habitat they were collected in.
Could these be Temnothorax longispinosus?