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Blood-red ant (Formica sanguinea)
State Museum Nature and Man
Oldenburg, Germany
The blood-red ant (Formica (Raptiformica) sanguinea) belongs to the forest ants. It is known for stealing eggs from other Formica species and using those hatched ants as slaves in their own lair.
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- Title: Blood-red ant (Formica sanguinea)
- Location: Oldenburg
- Type: Pinned insect
- Rights: Landesmuseum für Natur und Mensch Oldenburg
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