Formica fusca Linnaeus, 1758
(Negro Ant, Dusky Ant)

Interactions where Formica fusca is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
pupa is predated by larva Microdon mutabilis s.l. an ant hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Microdon mutabilis s.l./Microdon mutabilis s.l.an ant hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/Formica fuscanegro ant, dusky antpupa larva is predator of pupa
brood is predated by adult Formica sanguinea Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/Formica sanguineablood-red ant, slave-making antadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/Formica fuscanegro ant, dusky antbrood adult is predator of brood
worker may be a slave of UK/Ireland Formica sanguinea Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/Formica sanguineablood-red ant, slave-making ant Animal / slave makerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/Formica fuscanegro ant, dusky antworker makes a slave of worker
may attract nymph Systellonotus triguttatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/Systellonotus triguttatusa plantbug or grassbugnymph Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/Formica fuscanegro ant, dusky ant nymph is associated with
may attract adult Systellonotus triguttatus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/Systellonotus triguttatusa plantbug or grassbugadult Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/Formica fuscanegro ant, dusky ant (late 5-mid 8)adult is associated with
nest nest has guest larva Clytra laeviuscula a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/Clytra laeviusculaa leaf beetlelarva Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/Formica fuscanegro ant, dusky antnest larva is a guest in nest
nest nest is parasitised by queen (newly mated) Minor Formica rufa Red Wood Ant, Southern Wood Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica rufa/Formica rufared wood ant, southern wood antqueen (newly mated) Animal / parasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/Formica fuscanegro ant, dusky antnestMinor queen (newly mated) parasitises nest
nest nest is taken over by queen Formica sanguinea Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/Formica sanguineablood-red ant, slave-making antqueen Animal / sequestrates /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/Formica fuscanegro ant, dusky antnest queen takes over nest
nest (queenless) queenless nest is parasitised by temporary, during nest founding UK/Ireland Formica exsecta Narrow-headed Ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Forests and Wood Ants in Scotland, Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica exsecta/Formica exsectanarrow-headed anttemporary, during nest founding Animal / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/Formica fuscanegro ant, dusky antqueenlessnest temporary, during nest founding parasitises queenless nest

Author & YearTitleSource
Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975Hymenoptera: FormicidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 3(C), 34pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007Forests and Wood Ants in ScotlandForestry Commission Information Notes, 90, 8pp, Forestry Commission
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Formica fusca (Negro Ant, Dusky Ant) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Formica fusca (Negro Ant, Dusky Ant) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFormica fusca (Negro Ant, Dusky Ant)
GenusFormica (a genus of ants)
SubfamilyFORMICINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyFORMICIDAE (ants)
SuperfamilyVESPOIDEA (wasps)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Formica fusca (Negro Ant, Dusky Ant)

Formica fusca (Negro Ant, Dusky Ant) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Formica fusca (Negro Ant, Dusky Ant):

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