Myrmica

E391892

ant genus taxon

Myrmica is a genus of small, often reddish ants widely distributed across the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, known for their complex social behavior and diverse nesting habits.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Myrmica canonical	1
Myrmica gallienii	1
Myrmica lonae	1
Myrmica rubra	1
Myrmica ruginodis	1
Myrmica sabuleti	1
Myrmica scabrinodis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3821130 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Myrmica
Context triple: [Myrmicinae, containsGenus, Myrmica]

A. Formica rufa
Formica rufa is a common European red wood ant species known for building large mound nests and playing a key role in forest ecosystems.
B. Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus pennsylvanicus is a common North American carpenter ant species known for nesting in wood and often inhabiting human structures.
C. Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a large and diverse subfamily of ants that includes many common species such as leafcutter, harvester, and fire ants, known for their complex social behavior and varied ecological roles.
D. Lasius niger
Lasius niger is a common European black garden ant species known for forming large colonies and nesting in soil, lawns, and under stones.
E. Myrmeciinae
Myrmeciinae is a subfamily of ants best known for the large, aggressive Australian “bulldog ants” or “jack jumper ants,” which have powerful stings and excellent vision.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Myrmica
Target entity description: Myrmica is a genus of small, often reddish ants widely distributed across the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, known for their complex social behavior and diverse nesting habits.

A. Formica rufa
Formica rufa is a common European red wood ant species known for building large mound nests and playing a key role in forest ecosystems.
B. Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Camponotus pennsylvanicus is a common North American carpenter ant species known for nesting in wood and often inhabiting human structures.
C. Myrmicinae
Myrmicinae is a large and diverse subfamily of ants that includes many common species such as leafcutter, harvester, and fire ants, known for their complex social behavior and varied ecological roles.
D. Lasius niger
Lasius niger is a common European black garden ant species known for forming large colonies and nesting in soil, lawns, and under stones.
E. Myrmeciinae
Myrmeciinae is a subfamily of ants best known for the large, aggressive Australian “bulldog ants” or “jack jumper ants,” which have powerful stings and excellent vision.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
bodyColor	brownish ⓘ reddish ⓘ
bodySize	small ⓘ
class	Insecta ⓘ
colonySize	typically hundreds to a few thousand individuals ⓘ
commonName	Myrmica ants ⓘ red ants (for several species) ⓘ
describedBy	Pierre André Latreille ⓘ
describedInYear	1804 ⓘ
diet	honeydew from aphids ⓘ nectar ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ small arthropods ⓘ
distribution	Nearctic ⓘ surface form: Nearctic region Northern Hemisphere ⓘ Palearctic region ⓘ
ecologicalRole	predation on small invertebrates ⓘ seed dispersal (myrmecochory) ⓘ soil aeration ⓘ
family	Formicidae ⓘ
foragingBehavior	surface foraging ⓘ tending aphids ⓘ
hasCaste	males ⓘ queens ⓘ workers ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
morphologicalFeature	antennae with 12 segments in workers and queens ⓘ distinct petiole and postpetiole ⓘ elbowed antennae ⓘ spines on propodeum in many species ⓘ
nestingHabit	nests in grass tussocks ⓘ nests in rotting wood ⓘ nests under stones ⓘ soil nests ⓘ
notableSpecies	Myrmica self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Myrmica gallienii Myrmica self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Myrmica lonae Myrmica self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Myrmica rubra Myrmica self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Myrmica sabuleti Myrmica self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Myrmica scabrinodis
order	Hymenoptera ⓘ
parasiticAssociations	hosts parasitic Maculinea (Phengaris) butterfly larvae ⓘ hosts social parasites in genus Myrmoxenus and others ⓘ
phylum	Arthropoda ⓘ
queenNumberPerColony	monogynous in some species ⓘ polygynous in some species ⓘ
reproduction	nuptial flights ⓘ
researchUse	model for studies of ant–butterfly interactions ⓘ model for studies of social behavior ⓘ
socialStructure	colony-forming ⓘ eusocial ⓘ
stinger	present ⓘ
subfamily	Myrmicinae ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typicalHabitat	bogs ⓘ forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ heathlands ⓘ meadows ⓘ temperate regions ⓘ
workerLength	approximately 3 to 6 millimetres ⓘ