Species that are closely related to the Southern wood ant Results 1 - 14
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Dracula ants (Adetomyrma venatrix)
The recently discovered Dracula ant is a highly unusual species, so named because of its grisly feeding habits of drinking the blo...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Australian ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops)
This ant of ancient lineage is described as a ‘living fossil.’ It is perhaps the most ‘primitive’ ant still alive today. Ants are ...  More  1 Image  1 Video
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Black-backed meadow ant (Formica pratensis)
This is a large ‘wood ant’, and resembles the more common southern wood ant Formica rufa. The thorax shows some red colouration, b...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Black bog ant (Formica candida)
This rare, medium-sized ant is black and shiny...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Leaf-cutter ant (Atta cephalotes)
Information on the leaf-cutter ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  31 Images  5 Videos
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Desert runner ant (Cataglyphis niger)
Information on the desert runner ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Sri Lankan relict ant (Aneuretus simoni)
Information on the Sri Lankan relict ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus)
This common ant is, as the name suggests, yellowish brown in colour. A number of features distinguish it from other similar specie...  More  17 Images  2 Videos
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Red-barbed ant (Formica rufibarbis)
The red-barbed ant is classified as Endangered in Great Britain. Winged reproductive females and queens are generally red or reddi...  More  2 Images  1 Video
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Narrow headed ant (Formica exsecta)
The workers of this endangered ant can be distinguished from other wood ants by the characteristic deep notch on the back of the h...  More  5 Images  1 Video
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Hairy wood ant (Formica lugubris)
The hairy wood ant can be distinguished from the other wood ants by the possession of a fringe of hairs that reaches down to the e...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Scottish wood ant (Formica aquilonia)
All wood ants are red and black in colour and are the largest ants in Britain. Examination of the head allows species to be identi...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Small black ant (Lasius niger)
This is the commonest ant seen in Britain. Workers (non-reproductive females) are blackish-brown in colour and covered in small ha...  More  18 Images  5 Videos
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Shining guest ant (Formicoxenus nitidulus)
This tiny ant lives inside the nests of wood ants of the genus Formica, hence the name 'guest' ant. Workers, queens and males are ...  More  1 Image  0 Videos

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