This is a fairly common red ant, and one which I tend to find in the grass verge out the front of my house when cutting it. The workers are 4-6mm (around 1/4 inch) long. I found difficulty in identifying them specifically, but with help and due thanks to Mike Fox from BWARS for confirming Myrmica ruginodis.
They are found in various habitats including woodland, grasslands and gardens. Common and widespread throughout great Britain, and probably our most commonest ant.
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August 2017, front grass verge, Staffordshire, England.
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Beautifully detailed shots Pete and the colour is very welcome given the time of year!
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Thank you, Belinda 🙂 These ants have eluded my camera for quite some years as they just don’t keep still. But with a smear of strawberry jam and some coaxing I finally got their assistance 🙂
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It certainly worked!
Tiptree Preserves or Kraft😊
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Robinsons 🙂
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Great pictures!!
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Thank you, Madison 🙂
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Nice shots with great detail.
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Thank you, David 🙂 This was the the Raynox clipped to the end of my Sigma 105mm macro lens.
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WOW … really close! I love it!
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Thank you very much, Anki 🙂
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Hello Myrmica ruginodis, I think you and some of your friends bit me all over my ankles once, but I will forgive this as you are so beautifully detailed. If it wasn’t you, but other ants, I apologise now. 🙂
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Lol! Apparently these are the less angered of the ants, unless you sit on their nest that is, and then they might bite or sting.
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There was a bunch of us kids having a picnic by the river and being rather noisy and excited. Maybe we did disturb a nest, or maybe it was just another species. When I was 13 I just thought there were three types of ants: Black, red and brown wood ants!!!
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I know, as I have got older I have realised just how many species of ant there are!
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Wonderful macros, Pete!
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Thank you, Indira 🙂
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Really great shots Pete!
Dwight
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Many thanks, Dwight 🙂
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Una Serie Preciosa… Siempre He Querido Sacar Fotografías A Las Hormigas Pero A Día De Hoy No Me Gustan Los Resultados… Un Saludo.
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Gracias 🙂
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I wonder how Mr.Ant would taste “Chocolate-Coated” … Have a Yummy and Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year to you too, Michael!
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