Red-barbed ant  (Formica rufibarbis)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae
GenusFormica (1)
SizeLength of reproductive females: 9-40 mm (2)
Length of workers: 4.6-7.5 mm (2)
Length of males: 8.5-11.8 mm (2)
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Status

Classified as Endangered in Great Britain (3).

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