The name 'wood ant' in The Netherlands refers to three Formica species . But in North America That there are other wood ants build hills. In this thesis publication nests are called ant mounds. In the document Explained That wood ants are not that common ash in Europe and That thesis ants do not play a large role in the ecosystem like Forests in Eurasia. There is Also a scheme That thesis shows why ants are more prevalent in Europe than in North America and Europe.

One of the Reasons Described is the influence of wildfires. Read more about this on the next page .

Questions:

1. What was the influence to the distribution of wood ants by the trade or Scandinavian wood in Europe last centuries?
2. Wood ants near Venlo do well in production forests. These forests produced Spruce wood for coal mines in the past. Did thesis forests play a role in the distribution of wood ants?

Sources:

• ) Red wood ants in North America (PDF)