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Field crazy ant

Nylanderia vividula (Nylander, 1846)

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The field crazy ant (Nylanderia vividula) is a species in the family Formicidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the field crazy ant

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the field crazy ant live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the field crazy ant as introduced in 9 countries.

  1. Bermuda
  2. Cuba
  3. France
  4. Iran
  5. Israel
  6. Mauritius
  7. Solomon Islands
  8. United Kingdom
  9. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the field crazy ant endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the field crazy ant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyFormicidae
  6. genusNylanderia
  7. SpeciesNylanderia vividula (Nylander, 1846)

Synonyms Formica picea, Formica vividula, Nylanderia kincaidi, Nylanderia picea, Nylanderia vividula mjobergi, Paratrechina vividula, Paratrechina vividula mjobergi, Pheidole picea, Prenolepis kincaidi, Prenolepis vividula, Prenolepis vividula mjobergi, Prenolepis vividula var. mjobergi

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Glanzende langsprietmierDutch
  • hårig växthusmyraSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the field crazy ant

Other species in the same genus Nylanderia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the field crazy ant an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the field crazy ant as introduced in 9 countries, including Bermuda, Cuba, France, Iran and Israel, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the field crazy ant?

The field crazy ant (Nylanderia vividula) belongs to the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{field_crazy_ant_2026,
  title = {Field crazy ant (Nylanderia vividula)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/field-crazy-ant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}