red ant

Noun

• Any of various red-coloured ants, especially an ant of the genus Myrmica, chiefly the European red ant (common red ant), (Myrmica rubra).
• The Pharaoh ant, (Monomorium pharaonis (species)).
• The red meat ant.
• The red harvester ant, (Pogonomyrmex barbatus (species)), native to southwestern US.
• The red imported fire ant, (Solenopsis invicta (species)), native to South America, but broadly invasive.
• The European red wood ant, (Formica polyctena (species) or Formica pratensis (species)).
• The red bull ant, (Myrmecia gulosa (species)).