Red wood ant

Key facts

• Red wood ant lives in Russia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Poland, and France.
• Group: Insects and bugs.
• It weighs about 10 mg.
• A typical adult is about 1 cm (0.394 in) long.
• It lives about 1 year.
• Diet: omnivore.
• Habitat: forest.
• Red wood ants spray a sharp-smelling acid at enemies, and one mound can hold hundreds of thousands of ants.