#3557 · 🐝 bees, wasps & ants

European fire ant

🇳🇱 Gewone steekmier ·Myrmica rubra

🐝 Bees, wasps & ants 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

Myrmica rubra , also known as the European fire ant or common red ant , is a species of ant of the genus Myrmica , found all over Europe and in some parts of North America and Asia. They are mainly red in colour, with slightly darker pigmentation on the head. The ants live under stones, fallen trees, and in soil. They are aggressive ants, often attacking rather than running away, and are equipped with a sting, though lack...

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NL sightings 79iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,664iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).