Formica rufa Linnaeus, 1761
Red Wood Ant, Southern Wood Ant
Formica rufaLinnaeus, 1761 - Red Wood Ant, Southern Wood Ant, Worker - thorax - lateral view - close-up - magnified

Image 0012: Worker - thorax - lateral view - close-up - magnified

Note slit-like spiracle on propodeum

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Magnification macro-photographmacro-photograph
Equipment used Canon EOS400D dSLR and MP-E 65mm x1 to x5 macro lens
Magnification factor x5
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P73393
Found as Worker
Date 13 Apr 2008
OS grid ref SO90
Lat/Lon 51° 40' N, 2° 0' W
Location East Glos, VC33, England
Voucher 13 Apr 2008[A]
Record summary dense aggregations on ground, perhaps where nest had been disturbed
Return to Record page Formica rufa on 13 Apr 2008 at SO90 in East Glos
Return to Taxon page Formica rufa
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