Serviformica Ant
Formica fusca
The adult worker is a small dark ant found in open woodland, grassland edges, gardens, and heathland, nesting in soil, under stones, or in rotting wood. It forages quickly for dead insects, small prey, nectar, and honeydew from aphids. In defence it bites with mandibles and can spray formic acid from the abdomen. A notable fact is that Formica fusca is often used as a host by socially parasitic ants, making its colonies important in the lives of several other ant species.
- Type
- Burrow / Venom
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Serviformica Ant Larva
- ?
- Serviformica Ant
- Serviformica Ant Queen
- Serviformica Ant Drone