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Formica sanguinea ( Blood-red ant)
• Species: Formica sanguinea.
• Size: Queen 8 -10 mm, the workers: 6 - 9 mm.
• Coloration: black - red.
• Occurrence: mainly Central Europe.
• Nutrition in nature: insects and honeydew
• Nutrition at home: honey and insects (for example mealworms, crickets etc.)
• Hibernation: yes
• Temperature: 200 - 280 C
• Nesting: sunny areas, slopes - loose sandy soil.
• Difficulty: easy species for breeding
• Type of formicarium: we advise to use Formicarium Compact, formicarium Lubi and Herkules
Formica sanguinea, or blood-red ant, is a species of slave-maker ant in the genus Formica characterized by the ability to secrete formic acid. This species is coloured red and black
F. sanguinea, are facilitative slave-makers, meaning colonies can live either alone or be parasitic.
A fertilized F. sanguinea qeen will enter the nest of the host ant species and kill their queen. She then takes advantage of the workers who tend to her and her brood. F. sanguinea workers will also raid nearby nests, stealing larvae and pupae to become future workers for F. sanguinea.
Most colonies are monogynous, meaning they have only one queen
F. sanguinea uses formic acid as well as substances in the Dufour's gland as chemical defence.
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