Red-barbed ant (Formica rufibarbis), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). This ant although common in Europe is rare in Britain. The ant's bod

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Red-barbed ant (Formica rufibarbis), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). This ant although common in Europe is rare in Britain. The ant's body consists of three segments, the head (top), thorax (centre) and abdomen (bottom). An ant's six jointed legs are attached to its thorax.

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Photo credit: © STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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