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Slave-making Ant

Formica sanguinea

Classification

Class
Insecta

Formica sanguinea, or blood-red ant, is a species of facultative slave-maker ant in the genus Formica characterized by the ability to secrete formic acid. It ranges from Central and Northern Europe through Russia to Japan, China, the Korean Peninsula, Africa and also the United States. This species is coloured red and black with workers up to 7 mm long.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 1,263Germany · 295United Kingdom · 174Belgium · 127Switzerland · 70Spain · 63France · 62Italy · 25Luxembourg · 20