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21-07-2009, 09:06 AM
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| | | Mystery ant
Can anyone please identify this ant which was photographed dragging an orb spider on a sandy bank yesterday? It nicked it from a episyron rufiped spider eating wasp.
I don't think it is the common garden ant but of course I might be wrong.
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21-07-2009, 02:18 PM
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| | | Re: Mystery ant
Could be Formica fusca, they eat large insects. Formica fusca
I have a thread showing one I thought was the same, they are large compared to other ants and appear quite vicious when eating! Ant - Formica fusca?
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21-07-2009, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by JRsbugs  Could be Formica fusca, they eat large insects. Formica fusca
I have a thread showing one I thought was the same, they are large compared to other ants and appear quite vicious when eating! Ant - Formica fusca?
Janet | Janet I am sure you are spot on so many thanks for increasing my knowledge.
The link you gave was most helpful.
Thank you for taking so much trouble to assist me.
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21-07-2009, 05:29 PM
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| | | Re: Mystery ant
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Originally Posted by JRsbugs Could be Formica fusca, they eat large insects. Formica fusca
I have a thread showing one I thought was the same, they are large compared to other ants and appear quite vicious when eating! Ant - Formica fusca?
Janet | Thanks Janet as you can see this chap was attempting to eat an orb spider left temporarily by a predatory wasp.
Real opportunist.
Brian. |
21-07-2009, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by brianholland Thanks Janet as you can see this chap was attempting to eat an orb spider left temporarily by a predatory wasp.
Real opportunist.
Brian. | It does appear they are opportunists! I was surprised to see an ant tearing away at the remains of a fly. I had another one chew off the tail end of a cranefly then carry it off, but it was smaller. I guess they're not so good at catching their own! | | |
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