Lasius fuliginosus (Latreille, 1798)
(Jet Ant, Jet Black Ant)

Interactions where Lasius fuliginosus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
queen (newly mated) queen (newly mated) takes over nest Lasius mixtus an ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius fuliginosus/Lasius fuliginosusjet ant, jet black antqueen (newly mated) Animal / sequestrates /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius mixtus/Lasius mixtusan antnest
queen (newly mated) queen (newly mated) takes over nest Lasius umbratus an ant Hymenoptera: Formicidae Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius fuliginosus/Lasius fuliginosusjet ant, jet black antqueen (newly mated) Animal / sequestrates /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius umbratus/Lasius umbratusan antnest
worker worker builds nest using conidiophore of Cladosporium anamorph Restricted Cladosporium myrmecophilum a hyphomycete Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae The Ant, the Aphid and the Fungus, Tyler, J., 2008
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius fuliginosus/Lasius fuliginosusjet ant, jet black antworker Fungus / nest /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium myrmecophilum/Cladosporium myrmecophiluma hyphomyceteconidiophoreCladosporium anamorphSole
nest (carton-containing) carton-containing nest may be found in old trunk [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius fuliginosus/Lasius fuliginosusjet ant, jet black antcarton-containingnest Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesoldtrunk
nest (carton-containing) carton-containing nest may be found in old stump [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius fuliginosus/Lasius fuliginosusjet ant, jet black antcarton-containingnest Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesoldstump
nest (carton-containing) carton-containing nest may be found in old hedgerow [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius fuliginosus/Lasius fuliginosusjet ant, jet black antcarton-containingnest Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesoldhedgerow

Interactions where Lasius fuliginosus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
may attract adult Minor Holoplagia transversalis a scatopsid fly Diptera: Scatopsidae Bibionid and Scatopsid Flies, Freeman, P. & Lane, R.P., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scatopsidae/Holoplagia transversalis/Holoplagia transversalisa scatopsid flyadult Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius fuliginosus/Lasius fuliginosusjet ant, jet black antMinor adult is associated with
carton carton of nest animal debris may support Cladosporium anamorph Restricted Cladosporium myrmecophilum a hyphomycete Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae The Ant, the Aphid and the Fungus, Tyler, J., 2008
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium myrmecophilum/Cladosporium myrmecophiluma hyphomyceteCladosporium anamorph Animal / dung / debris saprobe /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Formicidae/Lasius fuliginosus/Lasius fuliginosusjet ant, jet black antcartonnestSole Cladosporium anamorph feeds on animal debris carton of nest

Author & YearTitleSource
Bolton, B. & Collingwood, C.A., 1975Hymenoptera: FormicidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 3(C), 34pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Freeman, P. & Lane, R.P., 1985Bibionid and Scatopsid FliesHandbook for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 9, Part 7, 74pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Tyler, J., 2008The Ant, the Aphid and the FungusField Mycology Vol 9 (1): 22-3.

Lasius fuliginosus (Jet Ant, Jet Black Ant) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lasius fuliginosus (Jet Ant, Jet Black Ant) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLasius fuliginosus (Jet Ant, Jet Black Ant)
GenusLasius (a genus of ants)
SubfamilyFORMICINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyFORMICIDAE (ants)
SuperfamilyVESPOIDEA (wasps)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lasius fuliginosus (Jet Ant, Jet Black Ant)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Tyler, J. 2008 The Ant, the Aphid and the Fungus Field Mycology Vol 9 (1): 22-3.

Lasius fuliginosus (Jet Ant, Jet Black Ant) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lasius fuliginosus (Jet Ant, Jet Black Ant):

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