identification guide
Scots pine Pinus sylvestris cones – SOLD –
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus winged seeds
Guelder rose Viburnum opulus leaf and fruit
Spindle Euonymus europaeus leaf and berries – SOLD –
Norway spruce Picea abies cone
London plane Platanus × acerifolia leaf and seeds
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus seed
Field maple Acer campestre sprig -SOLD-
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum – SOLD –
Nest and budded smaller nest of wood ant
Mating Formica rufa Southern Red wood ant queen and male
Narrow headed ant Formica exsecta
Slender ant Leptothorax acervorum
Scottish wood ant Formica aquilonia – SOLD –
Southern Red wood ant Formica rufa
Shining Guest ant Formicoxenus nitidulus
Hairy wood ant Formica lugubris – SOLD –
Slave making or Blood red wood ant Formica sanguinea – SOLD –
Thorax and hairs detail of Hairy wood ant Formica lugubris – SOLD –
Social parasitism Queen ant with workers – SOLD –
Wood ants guide cover image
Colour roughs for Wood ant species
Ant species colour guide rough – SOLD –
Life cycle of wood ants Queen Male and worker – SOLD –
