wood ant

noun

a reddish-brown European ant, Formica rufa, typically living in anthills in woodlands

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Examples from the Web for wood ant

Historical Examples

MacCook often observed the same fact later, among, with others, the already described Pennsylvanian wood-ant.
Animal Intelligence
George J. Romanes
He discovered, also, what old stumps to tear apart when he wanted a pleasantly acid tonic dose of the larvæ of the wood-ant.
The Heart of the Ancient Wood
Charles G. D. Roberts

wood ant

Examples from the Web for wood ant

Historical Examples

MacCook often observed the same fact later, among, with others, the already described Pennsylvanian wood-ant.

He discovered, also, what old stumps to tear apart when he wanted a pleasantly acid tonic dose of the larvæ of the wood-ant.