#3565 · 🐝 bees, wasps & ants

Woodland Red Ant

🇳🇱 Bossteekmier ·Myrmica ruginodis

🐝 Bees, wasps & ants 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

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.

base stats

NL sightings 69iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,206iNaturalist 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).