Affected Part |
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Summary |
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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 |
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pupa is predated by larva |
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Microdon mutabilis s.l. |
an ant hoverfly |
Diptera: Syrphidae |
Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Microdon mutabilis s.l./ | Microdon mutabilis s.l. | an ant hoverfly | | | | larva |
Animal / predator | | |
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/ | Formica fusca | negro ant, dusky ant | | | | pupa | |
| | larva is predator of pupa |
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brood is predated by adult |
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Formica sanguinea |
Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant |
Hymenoptera: Formicidae |
Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/ | Formica sanguinea | blood-red ant, slave-making ant | | | | adult |
Animal / predator | | |
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/ | Formica fusca | negro ant, dusky ant | | | | brood | |
| | adult is predator of brood |
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worker may be a slave of |
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Formica sanguinea |
Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant |
Hymenoptera: Formicidae |
Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/ | Formica sanguinea | blood-red ant, slave-making ant | | | | |
Animal / slave maker | | UK and/or Eire |
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/ | Formica fusca | negro ant, dusky ant | | | | worker | |
| | makes a slave of worker |
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may attract nymph |
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Systellonotus triguttatus |
a plantbug or grassbug |
Hemiptera: Miridae |
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/ | Systellonotus triguttatus | a plantbug or grassbug | | | | nymph |
Animal / associate | | |
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/ | Formica fusca | negro ant, dusky ant | | | | | |
| | nymph is associated with |
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may attract adult |
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Systellonotus triguttatus |
a plantbug or grassbug |
Hemiptera: Miridae |
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Systellonotus triguttatus/ | Systellonotus triguttatus | a plantbug or grassbug | | | | adult |
Animal / associate | | |
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/ | Formica fusca | negro ant, dusky ant | | | | | |
| (late 5-mid 8) | adult is associated with |
nest |
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nest has guest larva |
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Clytra laeviuscula |
a leaf beetle |
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae |
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Clytra laeviuscula/ | Clytra laeviuscula | a leaf beetle | | | | larva |
Animal / guest | | |
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/ | Formica fusca | negro ant, dusky ant | | | nest | | |
| | larva is a guest in nest |
nest |
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nest is parasitised by queen (newly mated) |
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Formica rufa |
Red Wood Ant, Southern Wood Ant |
Hymenoptera: Formicidae |
Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica rufa/ | Formica rufa | red wood ant, southern wood ant | | | | queen (newly mated) |
Animal / parasite | | |
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/ | Formica fusca | negro ant, dusky ant | | | nest | | Minor |
| | queen (newly mated) parasitises nest |
nest |
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nest is taken over by queen |
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Formica sanguinea |
Blood-red Ant, Slave-making Ant |
Hymenoptera: Formicidae |
Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica sanguinea/ | Formica sanguinea | blood-red ant, slave-making ant | | | | queen |
Animal / sequestrates | | |
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/ | Formica fusca | negro ant, dusky ant | | | nest | | |
| | queen takes over nest |
nest (queenless) |
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queenless nest is parasitised by temporary, during nest founding |
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Formica exsecta |
Narrow-headed Ant |
Hymenoptera: Formicidae |
Forests and Wood Ants in Scotland, Hughes, J. & Broome, A., 2007
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica exsecta/ | Formica exsecta | narrow-headed ant | | | | temporary, during nest founding |
Animal / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Formica fusca/ | Formica fusca | negro ant, dusky ant | | queenless | nest | | |
| | temporary, during nest founding parasitises queenless nest |