Western meadowlark
The western meadowlark is the state bird of six states: Montana, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, and Wyoming. The northern cardinal, which represents seven states, is the only bird to hold the status of state bird in more states.
List of ants of Kansas
Kansas ant species include common ants and ones with wings. Some Kansas ants create mounds that are a common sight - "Pogonomyrmex occidentalis", "Formica subsericea", "Formica montana", and "Formica planipilis".
Ants of the subfamily Dolichoderinae are frequently found in Kansas. Dolichoderinae ants may be the only ants that can survive in Kansas' harsher environments.
Ants of the former subfamily Ecitoninae (now Dorylinae) mostly go unnoticed in Kansas because they can not tolerate direct sunlight. "Neivamyrmex nigrescens" and "Neivamyrmex opacithorax" are the most commonly found ants of this rarely seen subfamily.