Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798
(Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant)

Interactions where Formica sanguinea is the controlling partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
makes a slave of worker UK/Ireland Formica fusca Negro 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 antworker
adult adult is predator of brood Formica fusca Negro 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 antbrood
queen queen takes over nest Formica fusca Negro 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 antnest
makes a slave of worker UK/Ireland Formica lemani an 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 lemani/Formica lemanian antworker
adult adult is predator of brood Formica lemani an 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 lemani/Formica lemanian antbrood
queen queen takes over nest Formica lemani an 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 lemani/Formica lemanian antnest
nest may be found in stump [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/Formica sanguineablood-red ant, slave-making antnest Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesstump

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

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

Filters:

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
nest nest has guest larva UK/IrelandQuestionable 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 / guestUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/Formica sanguineablood-red ant, slave-making ant?nest larva is a guest in nest
nest nest has guest larva Minor Clytra quadripunctata 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 quadripunctata/Clytra quadripunctataa leaf beetlelarva Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/Formica sanguineablood-red ant, slave-making antnestMinor larva is a guest in nest
nest nest has guest nymph Alydus calcaratus an ant bug Hemiptera: Alydidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Alydidae/Alydus calcaratus/Alydus calcaratusan ant bugnymph Animal / guest /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/Formica sanguineablood-red ant, slave-making antnest nymph is a guest in nest

Formica sanguinea (Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Formica sanguinea (Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFormica sanguinea (Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant)
GenusFormica (a genus of ants)
FamilyFORMICIDAE (ants)
SuperfamilyFORMICOIDEA (ants)
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 sanguinea (Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant)

Formica sanguinea (Blood-red Ant, Slave-making 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 sanguinea (Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant):

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