Formica subsericea field ant tending aphids on a milkweed leaf. Urbana, Illinois, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Formica

is an ubiquitous formicine genus across temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. These large, alert ants are diverse in behavior and ecology. Formica includes some slave-raiders as well as less extreme forms of social parasitism.

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Formica subsericea, the silky field ant, is one of the most common insects in eastern North America.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Formica subsericea field ant tending aphids on a milkweed leaf.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Formica subsericea is ubiquitous in lawns and shaded parks across midwestern North America.

Overland Park, Kansas, USA

Formica subsericea tending aphids for honeydew.

Gray Summit, Missouri, USA

Formica subsericea field ant tending aphids on a milkweed leaf.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

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Keywords: aphids worker ant symbioses ants and aphids

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