A close up of wood ants, Formica rufa, in dense numbers outside their nest in warm, February sunshine. The ants can spray formic acid as a defence aga

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A close up of wood ants, Formica rufa, in dense numbers outside their nest in warm, February sunshine. The ants can spray formic acid as a defence against attackers. New Forest, Hampshire, England UK GB. They are also known as red wood ants, southern wood ants and horse ants.

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