- Formica sanguinea
Taxobox
name = Slavemaker ant
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Hymenoptera
familia = Formicidae
genus = "Formica "
species = "F. sanguinea"
binomial = "Formica sanguinea"
binomial_authority = Latreille, 1798"Formica sanguinea", the slavemaker ant, also know as "Raptiformica" range from Central and Northern Europe through
Russia toJapan ,China , and theKorean Peninsula . They are colored red and black with workers up to 7 mm long. [cite web|last = Sonobe|first = Rikio|coauthors = Onoyama, Keiichi|title =Formica sanguinea|url =http://ant.edb.miyakyo-u.ac.jp/E/Taxo/F80701.html|accessdate = 2007-12-18] Their common name comes from their practice of "enslaving" other species of ants.A fertilized "F. sanguinea" queen will enter the nest of another ant species and kill their queen. She then takes advantage of the workers who tend to her and her brood. "F. sanguinea" workers will also raid nearby nests, stealing larvae and pupae to become future workers for "F. sanguinea". [cite web|title = Wood Ants|date = 1999|url = http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/tfl.woodants.html|accessdate = 2007-12-18]
Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.antblog.co.uk/species/formicasanguinea.htm AntBlog has identification, reproduction and colony founding information on Formica Sanguinea.]
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