Red ant

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various red-coloured ants.; An ant of the genus Myrmica, especially the European red ant or common red ant (Myrmica rubra).
  2. 2
    Any of various red-coloured ants.; The pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis). US
  3. 3
    Any of various red-coloured ants.; The meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus), endemic to Australia. Australia

    "Breakfast was the white heart of a sand palm – succulent and bitter-sweet – and for ‘jam’ we ate bush apples and red ants with green bottoms that were so full of vitamin C they tasted like stings."

  4. 4
    Any of various red-coloured ants.; The red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus), native to southwestern US.
  5. 5
    Any of various red-coloured ants.; The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), native to South America, but broadly invasive.
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  1. 6
    Any of various red-coloured ants.; The European red wood ant (Formica polyctena or Formica pratensis).
  2. 7
    Any of various red-coloured ants.; The red bull ant (Myrmecia gulosa).

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