BugsPictures from Earth




Formica genus (Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants)
Life (root) » Animalia (Animals) » Arthropoda (Arthropods) » Hexapoda (Hexapods) » Insecta (Insects) » Pterygota » Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) » Apocrita (Wasps, Bees, and Ants) » Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) » Formicoidea (Ants) » Formicidae (Ants) » Formicinae » Formicini » Formica (Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants)

PG972876a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: near Huron Peak trailhead, Chaffee County, CO
Photo Date: 8/19/2022
-map-
PG972878a.jpgPG972879a.jpgPG972880a.jpg


PG972826a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: near Huron Peak trailhead, Chaffee County, CO
Photo Date: 8/19/2022
-map-
PG972828a.jpg


PG972747a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: near Huron Peak trailhead, Chaffee County, CO
Photo Date: 8/19/2022
-map-


P0008727a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: Harney County, OR
Photo Date: 9/14/2019
ID Confidence: 88
-map-
P0008724a.jpg


PG951498a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: Harney County, OR
Size: 6.7 mm
Photo Date: 9/14/2019
ID Confidence: 88
PG951497a.jpg


P0007499a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: Arapahoe County, CO
Photo Date: 7/24/2019
-map-


P1230589b.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: Summit County, CO
Photo Date: 7/27/2015


P1210736a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: McCullough Gulch, Summit County, CO
Photo Date: 6/25/2015


P1060321a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: King County, WA
Photo Date: 8/6/2014
-map-


P1060296a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: King County, WA
Photo Date: 8/6/2014
Remarks: microgyna group
Bugguide Link
ID Confidence: 98
-map-
P1060297a.jpgP1060298a.jpgP1060299b.jpgP1060300a.jpgP1060302a.jpgP1060303b.jpgP1060295b.jpgP1060304a.jpg


P1050949a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: King County, WA
Photo Date: 8/6/2014
-map-
P1050950a.jpg


P1050287c.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: Skagit County, WA
Photo Date: 7/31/2014
-map-


P1050286b.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: Skagit County, WA
Photo Date: 7/31/2014
Remarks: male
Bugguide Link
ID Confidence: 98
-map-


P1640826a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Size: 9.1 mm wingtip
Photo Date: 6/15/2014


P1530261a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: NE of Breckenridge, Summit County, CO
Photo Date: 9/5/2013
P1530260a.jpgP1530262a.jpgP1530264a.jpg


P1510956a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: Mineral County, CO
Photo Date: 8/28/2013
-map-
P1510955a.jpg


P1510267a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: Garfield County, CO
Photo Date: 8/21/2013
-map-
P1510268a.jpg


P1100086a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: Otero County, CO
Photo Date: 6/6/2012
Remarks: strong ant!
-map-


P1090824a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: Southeast of Texline, Damas County, TX
Photo Date: 6/4/2012
-map-
P1090822a.jpgP1090826a.jpg


P1060713a.jpg
Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants
Formica genus
Location: Sleeping Bear Dunes, Benzie County, MI
Photo Date: 9/6/2010




Formica obscuripes (Thatching ant)
Life (root) » Animalia (Animals) » Arthropoda (Arthropods) » Hexapoda (Hexapods) » Insecta (Insects) » Pterygota » Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) » Apocrita (Wasps, Bees, and Ants) » Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) » Formicoidea (Ants) » Formicidae (Ants) » Formicinae » Formicini » Formica (Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants) » Formica rufa (rufa-group Wood Ants) » Formica obscuripes (Thatching ant)

P1060165a.jpg
Thatching ant
Formica obscuripes
Location: King County, WA
Photo Date: 8/6/2014
-map-




Formica rufa
Life (root) » Animalia (Animals) » Arthropoda (Arthropods) » Hexapoda (Hexapods) » Insecta (Insects) » Pterygota » Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) » Apocrita (Wasps, Bees, and Ants) » Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) » Formicoidea (Ants) » Formicidae (Ants) » Formicinae » Formicini » Formica (Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants) » Formica rufa (rufa-group Wood Ants) » Formica rufa



Formica fusca complex (fusca-group Field Ants)
Additional Information

Life (root) » Animalia (Animals) » Arthropoda (Arthropods) » Hexapoda (Hexapods) » Insecta (Insects) » Pterygota » Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) » Apocrita (Wasps, Bees, and Ants) » Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) » Formicoidea (Ants) » Formicidae (Ants) » Formicinae » Formicini » Formica (Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants) » Formica fusca (fusca-group Field Ants)

P0603905a.jpg
fusca-group Field Ants
Formica fusca complex
Location: Pima County, AZ
Photo Date: 12/4/2023
-map-
P0603908a.jpg


P0602691a.jpg
fusca-group Field Ants
Formica fusca complex
Location: Delaware County, OK
Photo Date: 8/12/2023
-map-


PG972770a.jpg
fusca-group Field Ants
Formica fusca complex
Location: near Huron Peak trailhead, Chaffee County, CO
Photo Date: 8/19/2022
-map-


PG972737a.jpg
fusca-group Field Ants
Formica fusca complex
Location: near Huron Peak trailhead, Chaffee County, CO
Photo Date: 8/19/2022
-map-


P0502941a.jpg
fusca-group Field Ants
Formica fusca complex
Location: Summit County, CO
Photo Date: 8/8/2022
Remarks: Moving, after I lifted an iron piece covering the nest.
-map-
P0502942a.jpgP0502944a.jpg


P0502135a.jpg
fusca-group Field Ants
Formica fusca complex
Location: Summit County, CO
Photo Date: 8/1/2022
-map-


P0002720b.jpg
fusca-group Field Ants
Formica fusca complex
Location: East of Rose, Delaware County, OK
Photo Date: 4/8/2020
-map-




Formica podzolica
Life (root) » Animalia (Animals) » Arthropoda (Arthropods) » Hexapoda (Hexapods) » Insecta (Insects) » Pterygota » Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) » Apocrita (Wasps, Bees, and Ants) » Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) » Formicoidea (Ants) » Formicidae (Ants) » Formicinae » Formicini » Formica (Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants) » Formica fusca (fusca-group Field Ants) » Formica podzolica

P1520747a.jpg
Formica podzolica
Location: Great Sand Dunes National Park, Alamosa County, CO
Photo Date: 9/3/2013
Bugguide Link
ID Confidence: 98
P1520746a.jpgP1520748a.jpg




Formica fusca (Silky Ant)
Life (root) » Animalia (Animals) » Arthropoda (Arthropods) » Hexapoda (Hexapods) » Insecta (Insects) » Pterygota » Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) » Apocrita (Wasps, Bees, and Ants) » Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) » Formicoidea (Ants) » Formicidae (Ants) » Formicinae » Formicini » Formica (Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants) » Formica fusca (fusca-group Field Ants) » Formica fusca (Silky Ant)

P0303413a.jpg
Silky Ant
Formica fusca
Location: Chelan County, WA
Photo Date: 5/30/2021
-map-




Formica pallidefulva
Life (root) » Animalia (Animals) » Arthropoda (Arthropods) » Hexapoda (Hexapods) » Insecta (Insects) » Pterygota » Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) » Apocrita (Wasps, Bees, and Ants) » Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) » Formicoidea (Ants) » Formicidae (Ants) » Formicinae » Formicini » Formica (Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants) » Formica pallidefulva-group (pallidefulva-group Field Ants) » Formica pallidefulva

P0405550a.jpg
Formica pallidefulva
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 9/2/2021


P0007714a.jpg
Formica pallidefulva
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 8/5/2019


Q9000583a.jpg
Formica pallidefulva
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 4/8/2019
Q9000582a.jpgQ9000585a.jpg


P0000797a.jpg
Formica pallidefulva
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 10/2/2018
P0000798a.jpg


P0000147a.jpg
Formica pallidefulva
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 9/30/2018
P0000143a.jpgP0000140a.jpgP0000146a.jpg


XPD00084a.jpg
Formica pallidefulva
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 9/28/2018
XPD00083a.jpgXPD00087a.jpg


P1080226a.jpg
Formica pallidefulva
Location: Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Photo Date: 5/24/2012
-map-
P1080221a.jpg




Formica integra complex
Additional Information

Life (root) » Animalia (Animals) » Arthropoda (Arthropods) » Hexapoda (Hexapods) » Insecta (Insects) » Pterygota » Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies) » Apocrita (Wasps, Bees, and Ants) » Aculeata (Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps) » Formicoidea (Ants) » Formicidae (Ants) » Formicinae » Formicini » Formica (Wood ants, mound ants, & field ants) » Formica integra

PG972729a.jpg
Formica integra complex
Location: near Huron Peak trailhead, Chaffee County, CO
Photo Date: 8/19/2022
-map-
PG972732a.jpgPG972733a.jpg