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formi·ca san·guinea

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  1. sanguinary ant, Formica sanguineanoun

    slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere

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  1. Formica sanguinea

    Formica sanguinea, or blood-red ant, is a species of facultative slave-maker ant in the genus Formica characterized by the ability to secrete formic acid. It ranges from Central and Northern Europe through Russia to Japan, China, the Korean Peninsula, Africa and also the United States. This species is coloured red and black with workers up to 7 mm long.A colony of F. sanguinea can live either as a free colony or as a social parasite of Formica species, most commonly Formica fusca, Formica japonica, Formica hayashi and Formica rufibarbis.

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  1. formica sanguinea

    Formica sanguinea, commonly known as the Blood Red Ant or the Slave-making Ant, is a species of ant that is part of the family Formicidae. Their name comes from their reddish-brown color. They are known for their unique behavior of "enslaving" ants from other species, making them work for their own colony. Found in Europe and Asia, Formica sanguinea spans a wide range of habitats including forests, meadows, and lawns.

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  1. Formica sanguinea

    Formica sanguinea is a species of slavemaker ant. It ranges from Central and Northern Europe through Russia to Japan, China, the Korean Peninsula, and also the United States. This species is colored red and black with workers up to 7 mm long. Its common name comes from their practice of enslaving other species of ants. A colony of F. sanguinea can live either by itself or as a social parasite on certain other Formica species. In the latter case, a fertilized F. sanguinea queen will enter the nest of the host 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.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of formica sanguinea in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of formica sanguinea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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