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Scottish Wood Ant Nest

Formica aquilonia

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

These ants have a distinct red thorax and black abdomen and head.
Formica aquilonia is included on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of threatened species

Habitat:

Woodlands.

Notes:

http://www.woodants.org.uk/species/scottishwoodant

Reference Links:

Formica aquilonia, Scottish wood ant videos, photos and facts - Formica aquilonia - ARKive

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Comments (1)
suzmonk
Interesting. I don't think we have any ants in the States that build with material from the forest floor. Sorry to hear they're on the Red List ... what's the problem?

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Biodiversity of Scotland
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PublishedAugust 4, 2013

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