Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Formicidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Hymenoptera Subfamily Formicinae | |
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Similar Formica japonica, Tetramorium tsushimae, Camponotus japonicus, Lasius umbratus, Pheidole noda | ||
Lasius japonicus are ants which are commonly found in Asia, belonging to the genus Lasius. Formic acid will be sprayed at predator or prey.
This species will take down just about any bug they can find. They look mostly black in color with a tinge of white on their gaster.
References
Lasius japonicus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA