Formica lugubris
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Formica lugubris, also known as the hairy wood ant, is commonly found in wooded upland areas across northern Eurasia. Colonies construct large thatched mound nests occupied by thousands of workers, an
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Conifer
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Conifers are a group of vascular plants and a subset of gymnosperms. They are primarily perennial, woody trees and shrubs, mostly evergreen with a regular branching pattern, reproducing with male and
Formica lugubris
…guest ant Formicoxenus nitidulus, which is found only in the nests of F. lugubris and its close relatives. Hairy wood ants are found primarily in upland conifer and mixed conifer forests, though also in deciduous woodlands. Their range extends throughout Northern Europe and parts of Asia north of the Himalayan-Tibetan…
Sapins pectinés
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