Species

Formica obscuripes (Western thatching ant)

Formica obscuripes. Photo: (c) Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Formica obscuripes (the western thatching ant) is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It is native to North America. It produces large mounds covered by small pieces of plant material. The number of adult workers per colony may be as high as 40,000. F. obscuripes feeds upon a number of insect species, consumes nectar from homopterous insects they tend, and occasionally eats plant tissue. In the Blue Mountains of Oregon, F. obscuripes has demonstrated…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Formicoidea
        Family: Formicidae (Ants)
        Subfamily: Formicinae (Formicine ants)
        Tribe: Formicini (Wood, mound, field ants, and allies)
        Genus: Formica (Wood, mound, and field ants)
        Complex: Formica integra (Integra-group field ants)
        Species: Formica obscuripes (Western thatching ant)

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