Formica rufa

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Noun1.Formica rufa - reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlandsFormica rufa - reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands
wood ant
ant, emmet, pismire - social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
genus Formica, Formica - type genus of the Formicidae
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The biology of the thatching ant, Formica rufa obscuripes Forel, in North Dakota.
Anting behavior by the northwestern crow (Corvus caurinus) and American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
The following records were excluded because of this reason (names as in cited publication): Microdon mutabilis in nests of Lasius niger (Linneaus), Myrmica ruginodis Nylander, and Formica fusca Linnaeus [2]; Microdon eggeri Mik in nests of Lasius niger [2]; Microdon eggeri in nests of Formica sanguinea Latreille [22]; Microdon devius (Linnaeus) in nests of Formica sanguinea and Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille) [23-25]; Microdon devius in nests of Formica fusca, and Formica rufa Linnaeus [25]; Microdon mutabilis in nests of Formica fusca, F.
Review and phylogenetic evaluation of associations between Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) and ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Formica rufa (ant): This remedy is best known for skin conditions in which there is formication (an itchy, crawly sensation) and wandering pains, such as in arthritis.
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According to Locket & Millidge (1951) "It is a long slender spider with a superficial resemblance to the ant Formica rufa Linn.
The first records of Myrmarachne formicaria (Araneae, Salticidae) in the Americas
Here, we investigate predation risk from the ant Formica rufa during two reproductive stages of the golden egg bug: egg carrying and mating.
EGG LOAD AND MATING STATUS OF THE GOLDEN EGG BUG AFFECT PREDATION RISK
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