A nest of the wood ant, Formica rufa, in coniferous woodland in the New Forest in Hampshire England UK GB. The ants are also known as southern wood an

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A nest of the wood ant, Formica rufa, in coniferous woodland in the New Forest in Hampshire England UK GB. The ants are also known as southern wood ants, red wood ants and horse ants and are capable of spraying formic acid if disturbed.

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