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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

European Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

Near Threatened

About

A large mound-building ant found across European forests. Workers are reddish-brown with a darker abdomen and aggressively spray formic acid when threatened.

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Did You Know?

A single wood ant colony can consume millions of pest insects per season, making them vital forest protectors.