red ant
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]- Any of various red-coloured ants. [from 8th c.]
- An ant of the genus Myrmica, especially the European red ant or common red ant (Myrmica rubra).
- (US) The pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis).
- (Australia) The meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus), endemic to Australia.
- 2002, Victoria Finlay, Colour, Sceptre, page 51:
- Breakfast was the white heart of a sand palm – succulent and bitter-sweet – and for ‘jam’ we ate bush apples and red ants with green bottoms that were so full of vitamin C they tasted like stings.
- The red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus), native to southwestern US.
- The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), native to South America, but broadly invasive.
- The European red wood ant (Formica polyctena or Formica pratensis).
- The red bull ant (Myrmecia gulosa).
Coordinate terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Myrmica rubra
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pharaoh ant — see pharaoh ant
red harvester ant
red imported fire ant — see red imported fire ant
European red wood ant
red bull ant
Further reading
[edit]Myrmica rubra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Myrmica rubra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pharaoh ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Monomorium pharaonis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Red harvester ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pogonomyrmex barbatus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
European red wood ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Formica polyctena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Formica pratensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Red bull ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Myrmecia (Formicidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies