Formica rufa (Linnaeus, 1761)
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Scientific classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Formicini |
| Genus: | Formica |
| Species: | Formica rufa |
General information
| Colony structure: | Monogynous |
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| Worker polymorphism: | No |
| Nuptial flight months: | April, May, June |
| Colony founding: | social parasitic (founding can be done with pupae of suitable ant species) |
| Links: | AntWiki |
Keeping parameters
| Nutrition: | Insects, meat, sugar water, honey etc. |
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| Nest temperature: | No information. |
| Nest humidity: | No information. |
| Outworld temperature: | No information. |
| Outworld humidity: | No information. |
| Hibernation required: | yes: end of september until end of march |
Distribution
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- China
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iberian Peninsula
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia, Republic of
- Malta
- Moldova, Republic of
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
Names
Invalid names
Formica apicalis, Formica dorsata, Formica gaullei, Formica piniphila
Common names
No information.
Sizes
Worker
Min
Max
Queen
No information.
Male
No information.