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Formica fusca

Common names: native ant

Taxonomy: Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Hymenoptera > Formicidae

Regional status: native

Roles: pollinator, mutualist, referenced in literature, study subject, mutualist partner, competitor, predator

ITIS TSN: 154213

Synonyms: F. fusca, Formica fusca group

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 32 | Mentions: 35

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 71 entities)

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Publications (35)

student_paper

Predation of Aphids (Aphis asclepiadis) by Syrphid Flies on Osha (Ligusticum porteri)

2026Role: aphid mutualist (ant-tending)

student_paper

Alpine plants of Mt. Baldy: modeling phenology and documenting biodiversity

2025Role: pollinator

student_paper

Associations Between Deer Browse and Aphid Colonization in a Long-Term Monitoring Study of Liguisticum porteri

2024Role: study subject

article

Are ants botanists? Ant associative learning of plant chemicals mediates foraging for carbohydrates

2020Ecological EntomologyRole: referenced in literature

article

Early snowmelt reduces aphid abundance Aphis asclepiadis by creating water stressed host plants Ligusticum porteri and altering interactions with ants

2020Arthropod-Plant InteractionsRole: mutualist

student_paper

Does Aphis asclepiadis colony size mediate Formica rufa and Tapinoma sessile competition for mutualist aphids

2019Role: mutualist partner

article

Elevated temperatures alter an ant aphid mutualism

2019Entomologia Experimentalis et ApplicataRole: text_match

article

Co-occurring Species

Elevational cline in herbivore abundance driven by a monotonic increase in trophic level sensitivity to aridity

2019Journal of Animal EcologyRole: mutualist

thesis

Snowmelt affects aphid (Aphis asclepladis) populations through soil moisture and host plant phenology

2019Role: study subject

thesis

Snowmelt affects aphid (Aphis asclepladis) populations through soil moisture and host plant phenology

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

Stridulation in Nicrophorus investigator as a Possible Means of Cooperation during Carcass Sequestration

2019Role: text_match

thesis

The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss on mutualisms

2019Role: text_match

student_paper

Are ants botanists?: Ant associative learning of plant volatiles

2018Role: study subject

student_paper

Effects of Ant Presence on Nicrophorus investigatorâ€™s Reproductive Success

2018Role: competitor

student_paper

Genetic basis of plant-insect interactions: insect recruitment to Boechera stricta

2017Role: study subject

article

Multitrophic interactions mediate theÂ effects ofÂ climate change onÂ herbivore abundance

2017OecologiaRole: mutualist

student_paper

Native ant (Formica rufa, Formica fusca), Nicrophorus spp. interactions at small mammal carcass resources in the southern Rocky Mountains, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado.

2017Role: competitor

student_paper

The ability of ants to associatively learn based on olfactory chemical cues produced by plants.

2017Role: study subject

student_paper

Effects of Helianthella quinquenervis Extrafloral Nectaries on Ant Abundance and Community Structure

2016Role: study subject

student_paper

The effects of Na pulses on subalpine ecosystems

2016Role: study subject

article

Changes in ant community composition caused by 20 years of experimental warming vs.13 years of natural climate shift

2014EcosphereRole: text_match

student_paper

Effects of early snowmelt and climate warming on Valeriana edulis and the insects that depend on it.

2014Role: text_match

student_paper

Abiotic and multitrophic determinants of geographic distribution in an herbivorous insect

2013Role: predator

article

Ant-aphid interactions: are ants friends, enemies, or both?

2007Annals of the Entomological Society of AmericaRole: text_match

article

Effects of nectar robbing on nectar dynamics and bumblebee foraging strategies in Linaria vulgaris

2005OikosRole: text_match

thesis

The ecology of pollination and nectar robbing in Linaria vulgaris in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

2004TSpaceRole: nectar robber

thesis

The ecology of pollination and nectar robbing in Linaria vulgaris in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

2004TSpaceRole: text_match

article

Assessing the quality of different ant species as partners of a myrmecophilous butterfly

2001OecologiaRole: text_match

student_paper

Seed protection by ants foraging on the extrafloral nectaries of the aspen sunflower, Helianthella quinquenervis

1989Role: mutualist

article

Dual function of the eliasome of Corydalis aurea (Fumariaceae): attraction of dispersal agents and repulsion of Peromyscus maniculatus, a seed predator

1986American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

article

Dual function of the eliasome of Corydalis aurea (Fumariaceae): attraction of dispersal agents and repulsion of Peromyscus maniculatus, a seed predator

1986American Journal of BotanyRole: dispersal agent

article

The selective advantage of attendant ants for the larvae of a lycanaenid butterfly, Glaucopsyche lygdamus

1986Journal of Animal EcologyRole: secondary attendant ant

article

Parasitoids as selective agents in the symbiosis between lycaenid butterfly larvae and ants

1981ScienceRole: mutualist/tending ant (Naked H

article

A multispecies aphid-ant association: density dependence and species-specific effects

1979Canadian Journal of ZoologyRole: text_match

student_paper

A study of the life cycles of Formica neorufabarbis and Formica fusca

1965Role: text_match

Formica fusca

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 71 entities)

Publications (35)

Predation of Aphids (Aphis asclepiadis) by Syrphid Flies on Osha (Ligusticum porteri)

Alpine plants of Mt. Baldy: modeling phenology and documenting biodiversity

Associations Between Deer Browse and Aphid Colonization in a Long-Term Monitoring Study of Liguisticum porteri

Are ants botanists? Ant associative learning of plant chemicals mediates foraging for carbohydrates

Early snowmelt reduces aphid abundance <i>Aphis asclepiadis</i> by creating water stressed host plants <i>Ligusticum porteri</i> and altering interactions with ants

Does <i>Aphis asclepiadis</i> colony size mediate <i>Formica rufa</i> and <i>Tapinoma sessile</i> competition for mutualist aphids

Elevated temperatures alter an ant aphid mutualism

Co-occurring Species

Formica

Tapinoma sessile

Formica rufa

Beetles

Hymenoptera

Ligusticum porteri

Formicidae

Ligusticum

Spiders

Aphis asclepiadis

Elevational cline in herbivore abundance driven by a monotonic increase in trophic level sensitivity to aridity

Snowmelt affects aphid (<i>Aphis asclepladis</i>) populations through soil moisture and host plant phenology

Snowmelt affects aphid (<i>Aphis asclepladis</i>) populations through soil moisture and host plant phenology

Stridulation in <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i> as a Possible Means of Cooperation during Carcass Sequestration

The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss on mutualisms

Are ants botanists?: Ant associative learning of plant volatiles

Effects of Ant Presence on Nicrophorus investigatorâ€™s Reproductive Success

Genetic basis of plant-insect interactions: insect recruitment to <i>Boechera stricta</i>

Multitrophic interactions mediate theÂ effects ofÂ climate change onÂ herbivore abundance

Native ant (<i>Formica rufa, Formica fusca</i>), <i>Nicrophorus spp.</i> interactions at small mammal carcass resources in the southern Rocky Mountains, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado.

The ability of ants to associatively learn based on olfactory chemical cues produced by plants.

Effects of <i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i> Extrafloral Nectaries on Ant Abundance and Community Structure

The effects of Na pulses on subalpine ecosystems

Changes in ant community composition caused by 20 years of experimental warming vs.13 years of natural climate shift

Effects of early snowmelt and climate warming on Valeriana edulis and the insects that depend on it.

Abiotic and multitrophic determinants of geographic distribution in an herbivorous insect

Ant-aphid interactions: are ants friends, enemies, or both?

Effects of nectar robbing on nectar dynamics and bumblebee foraging strategies in Linaria vulgaris

The ecology of pollination and nectar robbing in Linaria vulgaris in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

The ecology of pollination and nectar robbing in Linaria vulgaris in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

Assessing the quality of different ant species as partners of a myrmecophilous butterfly

Seed protection by ants foraging on the extrafloral nectaries of the aspen sunflower, <i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i>

Dual function of the eliasome of <i>Corydalis aurea</i> (Fumariaceae): attraction of dispersal agents and repulsion of <i>Peromyscus maniculatus</i>, a seed predator

Dual function of the eliasome of <i>Corydalis aurea</i> (Fumariaceae): attraction of dispersal agents and repulsion of <i>Peromyscus maniculatus</i>, a seed predator

The selective advantage of attendant ants for the larvae of a lycanaenid butterfly, Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Parasitoids as selective agents in the symbiosis between lycaenid butterfly larvae and ants

A multispecies aphid-ant association: density dependence and species-specific effects

A study of the life cycles of <i>Formica neorufabarbis</i> and <i>Formica fusca</i>