red ant
noun
Meaning
- Any of various red-coloured ants.
- An ant of the genus Myrmica, especially the European red ant or common red ant (Myrmica rubra).
- The pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis).
- The meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus), endemic to Australia.
- The red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus), native to southwestern US.
- The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), native to South America, but broadly invasive.
- The European red wood ant (Formica polyctena or Formica pratensis).
- The red bull ant (Myrmecia gulosa).
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