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Formica
Sign in to saveAlso known as Wood ants, Mound ants, Thatching ants, Field ants
Formica is a genus of ants of the subfamily Formicinae, including species commonly known as wood ants, mound ants, thatching ants, and field ants. Formica is the type genus of the Formicidae, and of the subfamily Formicinae. The type species of genus Formica is the European red wood ant Formica rufa. Ants of this genus tend to be between 4 and 8 mm long.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyFormicidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13,808
- With media
- 416
- Family
- Formicidae
- Collections
- CEDESU-UAC, MHNCA
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Formicini
- Named after
- Formicidae
- Image
- Formica - Suviana.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Formica
- taxon name
- Formica
- topic's main category
- Category:Formica
- Commons gallery
- Formica
- taxon common name
- gozdna mravlja
- this zoological name is coordinate with
- Formicini
- start time
- 46000000-0
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Habitat
- Nests
- Social characteristics
- Social parasitism
- Species
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Formica is a genus of ants of the subfamily Formicinae, including species commonly known as wood ants, mound ants, thatching ants, and field ants. Formica is the type genus of the Formicidae, and of the subfamily Formicinae. The type species of genus Formica is the European red wood ant Formica rufa. Ants of this genus tend to be between 4 and 8 mm long.
== Etymology == The genus name Formica comes directly from the Latin formīca, meaning "ant". Formic acid, which is produced by these ants and others, takes its name from ants.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Formica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.