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An article titled, _The Western Thatching Ant,_ his photographs, and artworks were published in the Spring 2015 issue [Volume 34(1): 6-7] of _Dunesberry_, a publication of Friends of the Dunes. The western thatching ant (_Formica obscuripes_) gets its name from the mound of plant material at the top of its nests. In Humboldt County coastal areas, these ants are keystone species and have a large effect on its coastal dune environment. Wood has previously published research on the formic acid defensive spray of this ant.
An article titled, _The Western Thatching Ant,_ his photographs, and artworks were published in the Spring 2015 issue [Volume 34(1): 6-7] of _Dunesberry_, a publication of Friends of the Dunes. The western thatching ant (_Formica obscuripes_) gets its name from the mound of plant material at the top of its nests. In Humboldt County coastal areas, these ants are keystone species and have a large effect on its coastal dune environment. Wood has previously published research on the formic acid defensive spray of this ant.