Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 265: Red-barbed Ant No. 265 |

Red-barbed Ant
Red-barbed Ant (Formica rufibarbis) – species of genus “Wood, Mound, and Field Ants“

Formica rufibarbis is a European formicine ant of the Formica fusca group. In the classification by Auguste Forel, it is treated in the subgenus Serviformica. F. rufibarbis is subject to a Species Action Plan (SAP) in England, where it is known from only two locations, although it is not considered to be at risk on continental Europe.

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Arthropods Insects Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees Ants Wood, Mound, and Field Ants Black-backed meadow ant Red-barbed Ant

This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Death in the garden“ Otto, the earwig, experiences an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the use of neonicotinoids and confronts the deadly consequences of these insecticides for himself and other insects.

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Death in the garden

„Red-barbed Ant“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily