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Formica rufa group
Ants of the Formica rufa group are large, aggressive,
ecologically dominant ants in the northern hemisphere. Some European
species are among the few ants with legal protection because of their importance
in the control of forest insect pests.
Many rufa group species construct large thatch mounds (such as
this
one) and most are probably temporary social parasites of Formica
fusca group ants during nest founding.
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