Formica sanguinea


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Noun1.Formica sanguinea - slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere
sanguinary ant
genus Formica, Formica - type genus of the Formicidae
slave-maker, slave-making ant - an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants
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Formica sanguinea was likewise first discovered by P.
Formica sanguinea, on the other hand, possesses much fewer slaves, and in the early part of the summer extremely few.
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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)

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