Horse ant (Formica rufa) tending to aphids

• Contributor: Antje Schulte - Ant Life / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: BCG5GY
• File size: 50 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 3413 x 5119 px | 28.9 x 43.3 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 10 July 2009
• Location: Eckental, Bavaria, Germany

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These horse ants are most likely Formica rufa, but which species exactly they belong to is impossible to tell just by judging one individuum - Formica polyctena looks very similar and unfortunately also forms hybrid colonies. These are, however, definitely ants of the Formica rufa group of ant species.

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