Formica cinerea
Summary 1
Formica cinerea is a large-bodied (workers 4-7, queens 8–11 mm), agile species of ants distributed through the majority of Europe. Underground nest are usually built in dry and sunny sand habitats with scarce vegetation. It is often found together with the ant Lasius psammophilus on sand-dunes. Also occurs in human-constracted open habitats such as river dams, on seaside beeches and occurs up to 1800–2500 m in the mountains. It mostly predates invertabrate prey and also feeding on...
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