Formica montana explained

Formica montana is an ant in the genus Formica (wood ants, mound ants, and field ants) in the family Formicidae.^{[1] [2]} A common name for F. montana is "prairie mound ant".^{[3] [4] [5]}

F. montana are often polygynous, a single colony can have as many as 20 queens present.^[6]

Further reading

• Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Formica montana species information.. bugguide.net. 2018-01-15.
2. Web site: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). itis.gov. 2018-01-15.
3. Web site: Encyclopedia of Life Formica montana species overview.. eol.org. 2018-01-15.
4. Phylogeny and classification of Hymenoptera, Sharkey M.J. 2007.
5. Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera, Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. Cladistics 28(1): 80-112.
6. Henderson . Gregg . Jeanne . Robert L. . 1992 . Population Biology and Foraging Ecology of Prairie Ants in Southern Wisconsin (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) . Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society . 65 . 1 . 16–29 . 25085323 . 0022-8567.