Black-backed meadow ant  (Formica pratensis)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

Range

This ant is widespread across Europe but is declining across the whole of its range. In the UK it has only been recorded from a small area around Bournemouth and Wareham in Dorset. It has not been seen there since 1988. There is however, a population on a cliff-top site on the Channel Islands.

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

The black-backed meadow ant is a species associated with dry heathland or meadow land that have banks or verges in warm, sunny and sheltered locations.

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