Triple

T692217
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Formicidae E13817 entity
Predicate containsSpecies P7733 FINISHED
Object 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.
 E89212 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: Lasius niger | Statement: [Formicidae, containsSpecies, Lasius niger]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lasius niger
Context triple: [Formicidae, containsSpecies, Lasius niger]
  • 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. Solenopsis invicta
    Solenopsis invicta, commonly known as the red imported fire ant, is an aggressive, invasive ant species notorious for its painful sting and significant ecological and agricultural impacts.
  • D. Formicinae
    Formicinae is a large and diverse subfamily of ants known for their ability to spray formic acid as a defense mechanism.
  • E. Atta cephalotes
    Atta cephalotes is a species of leafcutter ant known for its complex social organization and large underground fungus-farming colonies in the Neotropics.
  • 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: Lasius niger
Triple: [Formicidae, containsSpecies, Lasius niger]
Generated description
Lasius niger is a common European black garden ant species known for forming large colonies and nesting in soil, lawns, and under stones.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lasius niger
Target entity description: Lasius niger is a common European black garden ant species known for forming large colonies and nesting in soil, lawns, and under stones.
  • 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. Solenopsis invicta
    Solenopsis invicta, commonly known as the red imported fire ant, is an aggressive, invasive ant species notorious for its painful sting and significant ecological and agricultural impacts.
  • D. Formicinae
    Formicinae is a large and diverse subfamily of ants known for their ability to spray formic acid as a defense mechanism.
  • E. Atta cephalotes
    Atta cephalotes is a species of leafcutter ant known for its complex social organization and large underground fungus-farming colonies in the Neotropics.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69a493406c408190957eeec9048a8fb6 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a0b05f2c8190876c73db15b489a2 completed March 1, 2026, 8:25 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a654dace34819094c74f7c6ff4716c completed March 3, 2026, 3:26 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a65a8040f08190a60f3f0e80deebe5 completed March 3, 2026, 3:50 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a65aea47e88190b3a14dc7f8801445 completed March 3, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.