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Slaver ant

Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The slaver ant (Formica sanguinea) is a species in the family Formicidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the slaver 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 slaver ant live?

Not recorded

Is the slaver 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 slaver ant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyFormicidae
  6. genusFormica
  7. SpeciesFormica sanguinea Latreille, 1798

Synonyms Formica clarior, Formica dominula, Formica leninei, Formica rotundata, Formica sanguinea arenicola, Formica sanguinea borea, Formica sanguinea clarior, Formica sanguinea flavorubra, Formica sanguinea fusciceps, Formica sanguinea griseopubescens, Formica sanguinea leninei, Formica sanguinea mollesonae, Formica sanguinea monticola, Formica sanguinea rotundata, Formica sanguinea sanguinea, Formica sanguinea strennua, Formica sanguinea tristis, Formica sanguinea var. borea, Formica sanguinea var. clarior, Formica sanguinea var. flavorubra, Formica sanguinea var. fusciceps, Formica sanguinea var. griseopubescens, Formica sanguinea var. leninei, Formica sanguinea var. mollesonae, Formica sanguinea var. rotundata, Formica sanguinea var. strennua, Formica sanguinea var. tristis, Raptiformica sanguinea

Other names and names in other languages (23)
  • Blood-red antEnglish
  • Blood-red field antEnglish
  • Blood-red slave-making antEnglish
  • Slave-making antEnglish
  • Slavemaker antEnglish
  • mravenec loupeživýCzech
  • Blodrød rovmyreDanish
  • Blutrote RaubameiseGerman
  • verimuurahainenFinnish
  • Fourmi rouge-sangFrench
  • vérvörös rablóhangyaHungarian
  • アカヤマアリJapanese
  • 분개미Korean
  • rovmaurNorwegian Bokmål
  • Bloedrode roofmierDutch
  • Zbójnica krwistaPolish
  • Кроваво-красный муравей-рабовладелецRussian
  • mravec červenýSlovak
  • rövarmyrorSwedish
  • Мурашка криваваUkrainian
  • blodrød slaveholdermaurNorwegian Bokmål
  • slaveholdermaurNorwegian Bokmål
  • blodröd rövarmyraSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the slaver ant

Other species in the same genus Formica.

Dusky ant

Formica fusca

FormicidaeNo free photo yet

Meadow ant

Formica pratensis

FormicidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the slaver ant?

The slaver ant (Formica sanguinea) belongs to the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Slaver ant (Formica sanguinea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/slaver-ant

MLA

“Slaver ant (Formica sanguinea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/slaver-ant.

BibTeX
@misc{slaver_ant_2026,
  title = {Slaver ant (Formica sanguinea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/slaver-ant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}