Myrmica rubra

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Myrmica rubra (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Tom Murray
Source: BugGuide

Myrmica rubra (Linnaeus, 1758) - (European fire ant)

The ant has been recorded from North America since 1906, where its considered a nuisance pest (due to its tendency to sting) and an ecological disturbance competing with native ants. It is native to Europe and northern Asia, where it is a beneficial predator of insect pests in forest ecosystems, see Myrmica rubra (predator).

Vernacular names
• Deutsch:	rote Gartenameise
• English:	European fire ant
• Français:	fourmi de feu européenne

• Other images of Myrmica rubra (Wikimedia Commons, IPM Images and BugGuide - click to enlarge)
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  with the aphid Periphyllus aceris (model)