Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761, (red wood ant, southern wood ant)


13 Apr 2008 at OSGR: SO90 in East Glos, England

Record Summarydense aggregations on ground, perhaps where nest had been disturbed
Found asWorker
Date13 April 2008
OS grid refOSGR: SO90
Lat/Lon51° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W
Vice CountyEast Glos, VC no: 33
CountryEngland
Voucher13 Apr 2008[A]
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Notes:

Upstanding hair on underside of head, near the centre line.

Contrary to Bolton and Collingwood (Workers key couplet 35) it has sparse tiny hairs between the facets of the eyes but photos on AntWeb show similar.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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