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Black Garden Ant

Lasius niger (Linnaeus 1758)

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Lasius niger (Black Garden Ant) is a species of Hymenoptera in the family ants. Individuals are known to live for 28 years.

EOL has data for 4 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Europe
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255148
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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pasture
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000266
- Definition: Grassland used for grazing of ungulate livestock as part of a farm or ranch.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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forest
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000174
- Definition: A forest biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, densely packed vegetation which strongly limits light penetration to the forest floor.
- Comment: Preliminary definition.
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total life span
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001661
- Definition: The full period of time from birth to death of an organism.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/VT
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28 years

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Black garden ant. View this species on GBIF

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Black garden ant includes 2 children: