Triple

T16752598
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Polyergus E407120 entity
Predicate parasitizes P19654 FINISHED
Object Formica
Formica is a diverse genus of mound-building ants commonly found in temperate regions, known for their complex social behavior and ecological importance as predators and soil engineers.
 E748638 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Formica | Statement: [Polyergus, parasitizes, Formica]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Formica
Context triple: [Polyergus, parasitizes, Formica]
  • A. Formica
    Formica is a small island in Italy’s Aegadian archipelago off the western coast of Sicily.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Myrmica
    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.
  • D. Lasius
    Lasius is a genus of small, often soil-dwelling ants commonly found in temperate regions, known for tending aphids for honeydew and forming large, populous colonies.
  • E. Technomyrmex
    Technomyrmex is a genus of small, often invasive dolichoderine ants widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Formica
Triple: [Polyergus, parasitizes, Formica]
Generated description
Formica is a diverse genus of mound-building ants commonly found in temperate regions, known for their complex social behavior and ecological importance as predators and soil engineers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Formica
Target entity description: Formica is a diverse genus of mound-building ants commonly found in temperate regions, known for their complex social behavior and ecological importance as predators and soil engineers.
  • A. Formica chosen
    Formica is a small island in Italy’s Aegadian archipelago off the western coast of Sicily.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Myrmica
    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.
  • D. Lasius
    Lasius is a genus of small, often soil-dwelling ants commonly found in temperate regions, known for tending aphids for honeydew and forming large, populous colonies.
  • E. Technomyrmex
    Technomyrmex is a genus of small, often invasive dolichoderine ants widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d8838ffb088190a0b11149929006bf completed April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3aa282bb08190992c9b61caa7a345 completed April 18, 2026, 3:58 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a00a52402848190b029cb0be31b4c74 completed May 10, 2026, 3:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a00a5c4e934819088db49d81be154c3 completed May 10, 2026, 3:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a00a6b84d288190aeccb06745146b80 completed May 10, 2026, 3:39 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:21 a.m.