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Myrmica ruginodis (Red Field Ant)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Myrmica ruginodis is a species of ant that lives in northern parts of Europe and Asia. It is very similar to M. rubra, but has a more northerly and higher-altitude distribution. Overwintering larvae may become either workers or queen ants, with up to 20 queens living in a colony of up to 2,500 individuals. Two subspecies are recognised, differing in the relative size of the queen.
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Infraspecies

Myrmica ruginodis var. khamensis
Myrmica ruginodis var. ruginodis

Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Carex pilulifera (Pill Sedge)[1]

Predators

Machimus atricapillus[2]

Consumers

Pollinator of 
Salix repens rosmarinifolia (creeping willow)[1]
Solidago virgaurea (European goldenrod)[1]
Vaccinium myrtillus (myrtle blueberry)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 2Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0