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Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Scottish wood ant (Formica aquilonia)

Southern wood ant (Formica rufa)
The southern wood ant (Formica rufa) can generally be distinguished from similar wood ants by the fact that it lacks a fringe of hairs... More 9 Images 8 Videos
Hairy wood ant (Formica lugubris)
The hairy wood ant (Formica lugubris) can be distinguished from the other wood ants by the possession of a fringe of hairs that reaches down... More 6 Images 0 videos
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 head. It is... More 7 Images 1 Video
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 reddish-yellow... More 2 Images 1 Video
Ant (Formica talbotae)
Formica talbotae is the first known workerless parasite in the Formica genus. Formica talbotae inhabits the nest of Formica obscuripes in a... More 8 Images 0 videos
Ant (Formica dirksi)
Information on Formica dirksi is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Black bog ant (Formica candida)
This rare, medium-sized ant is black and shiny... More 4 Images 0 videos
Myrmica (Myrmica hirsuta)
Information on Myrmica hirsuta is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus)
Information on the red harvester ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 2 Videos
Pyramid ant (Dorymyrmex insanus)
Dorymyrmex insanus is sometimes referred to as the ‘crazy ant’, a name that, along with the scientific name ‘insanus’, refers to its... More 6 Images 0 videos
Crematogaster (Crematogaster pilosa)
Information on Crematogaster pilosa is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.
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Chalepoxenus (Chalepoxenus brunneus)
Information on Chalepoxenus brunneus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Slave-making ant (Chalepoxenus muellerianus)
Chalepoxenus muellerianus is a fascinating ‘slave-making ant’, so named because of its curious behaviour whereby it enslaves other species... More 5 Images 0 videos
Carpenter ant (Camponotus ligniperda)
Information on the carpenter ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 6 Images 0 videos
Myrmica (Myrmica colax)
Information on Myrmica colax is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Monomorium (Monomorium noualhieri)
Information on Monomorium noualhieri is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Strongylognathus (Strongylognathus caeciliae)
Information on Strongylognathus caeciliae is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Oxyepoecus (Oxyepoecus bruchi)
Information on Oxyepoecus bruchi is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Pseudomyrmex (Pseudomyrmex leptosus)
Information on Pseudomyrmex leptosus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata)
Information on the bullet ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 14 Images 2 Videos
Solenopsis (Solenopsis daguerrei)
Information on Solenopsis daguerrei is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Slave-making ant (Polyergus lucidus)
Polyergus lucidus is a rare, parasitic ant with an extremely curious life history; all Polyergus ants are ‘slave-making ants’ which enslave... More 2 Images 0 videos
Slave-making ant (Harpagoxenus sublaevis)
Harpagoxenus sublaevis is a ‘slave-making ant’ – an ant which enslaves ants of other species to provide workers for its own colony. Like all... More 7 Images 0 videos
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 hairs... More 25 Images 5 Videos
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
Army ant (Eciton burchellii)
Information on the army ant is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 14 Images 4 Videos
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
Dracula ant (Adetomyrma venatrix)
The recently discovered dracula ant (Adetomyrma venatrix) is a highly unusual species, so named because of its grisly feeding habits of... More 3 Images 0 videos
Leaf-cutter ant (Atta cephalotes)
Atta cephalotes is a leaf-cutting, fungus-growing ant, with one of the most fascinating and complex social systems known to science... More 31 Images 5 Videos
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 social... More 2 Images 1 Video

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