Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Scientific classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Myrmica |
| Species: | Myrmica rubra |
General information
| Colony structure: | Polygynous |
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| Worker polymorphism: | No |
| Nuptial flight months: | August |
| Colony founding: | semi-claustral (queen needs to be fed during founding) |
| 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
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iberian Peninsula
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia, Republic of
- Moldova, Republic of
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
Names
Invalid names
Myrmica laevinodis, Myrmica longiscapus, Myrmica microrubra
Common names
European fire ant (English), Rote Gartenameise (German), Rotgelbe Knotenameise (German)
Sizes
Worker
Min
Max
Queen
Min
Max
Male
Min
Max