Take the yellow acorn ant, for example. Temnothorax luteus is a species of ground-nesting ant that lives in the region between Sicily and the Italian Alps, according to a study published Aug.

Acorn woodpeckers also feed by sallying for flying insects and gleaning trunks, and they often eat ants (as reflected in the species’ scientific name). Polytypic. Length 9". A boldly patterned ...