Formica obscuripes
western thatching ant
- Category
- invertebrate
- Primary role
- neutral
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Formica
Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Hymenoptera | Formicidae | Formica
External: GBIF #1314869
0 AI-consensus-verified claims .
No verified claims involving this entity yet.
Genus-level evidence
1 claim where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Formica sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Formica obscuripes.
- mutualism · Formica spp. → Aphididae (family) · effect: beneficial
“attracting ants that sometimes care for and defend the aphids from predators”
Aggregated via GloBI — not independently verified by AgroEco.
biocontrol 2
- GloBI preysOn Formica obscuripes https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71251768
- GloBI preysOn Formica obscuripes https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151780343
herbivory 1
- GloBI eats Tanacetum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116094335
biocontrol 2
- GloBI preysOn Formica obscuripes https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71251768
- GloBI preysOn Formica obscuripes https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151780343
crop interaction 1
- GloBI eats Tanacetum vulgare https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116094335