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Dasymutilla occidentalis (red velvet ant, eastern velvet ant, cow ant or cow killer) [2] [3] [4] is a species of parasitoid wasp that ranges from Connecticut to Kansas in the north and Florida to Texas in the south. Adults are mostly seen in the summer months.
Red ant chutney is prepared by collecting red weaver ants and their eggs, commonly found in the forests of eastern India. After being cleaned, the ants are ground into a paste with salt, garlic, ginger, and chilies. This mixture is occasionally sun-dried for preservation and later used as a flavoring for curries and other dishes. [1] [4]
Myrmecia gulosa, the red bull ant, also known as the giant bull ant or "hoppy joe", is a species of bulldog ant from the genus Myrmecia. It is abundant throughout Eastern Australia . Taxonomy
Formica pallidefulva (a field ant) is a species of ant found in North America. It is a red to dark brown ant with a shiny body, and varies in shade across its range. Colonies of this ant are found in a variety of habitats, where they excavate underground nests with galleries and chambers.
These red ants construct their nests on the undersides of mango tree (Mangifera indica) and coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) branches. An ant egg harvester will knock the nest off with a stick so that it falls into a bucket of water waiting below. [3] Reportedly, the best-tasting ant eggs are harvested from nests that are situated on mango trees. [3]
M. nigrocincta ants are primarily black and orange-red in colour. [9] They have mandibles which are either black or yellow depending on where the ants are found. [5] The gaster, head, legs and mesonotum are black while the pronotum, propodeum, petiole and post-petiole are red. [4] The ant has linear ridges along the front of its head. [5]
C. castaneus is mostly orangish-red in color. Like all Camponotus colonies, they have a square-ish head with a smooth thorax and abdomen with 1 node separating them. They generally have darker heads; they grow darker, depending on the worker's age. Workers are usually dark orangish-red with queens being a light to dark red. [8]
Crematogaster is an ecologically diverse genus of ants found worldwide, which are characterised by a distinctive heart-shaped gaster (abdomen), which gives them one of their common names, the Saint Valentine ant. [2]