red ant
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- 1An ant of the genus Myrmica, especially the European red…
- 2The pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis).
- 3The meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus), endemic to Australia.
- 4The red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus), native to…
- 5The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), native…
- 6The European red wood ant (Formica polyctena or Formica…
- 7The red bull ant (Myrmecia gulosa).
› Any of various red-coloured ants.
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An ant of the genus Myrmica, especially the European red ant or common red ant (Myrmica rubra).
2
US The pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis).
3
Australia The meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus), endemic to Australia.
- 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.2002, Victoria Finlay, Colour, Sceptre, page 51:
4
The red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus), native to southwestern US.
5
The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), native to South America, but broadly invasive.
6
The European red wood ant (Formica polyctena or Formica pratensis).
7
The red bull ant (Myrmecia gulosa).