Formica

genus of insects
Taxon taxon Q1194683
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Formica

Summary

Formica is a taxon[1]. Formica ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #1,485 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Formica received the Q109758751[3].
  • Formica's image is recorded as A Formica rufa collecting.jpg[4].
  • Formica's image is recorded as A Formica rufa sideview.jpg[5].
  • Formica's image is recorded as Formica - Suviana.jpg[6].
  • Formica's instance of is recorded as taxon[7].
  • Formica's taxon rank is recorded as genus[8].
  • Formicidae is named after Formica[9].
  • Formica's parent taxon is recorded as Formicini[10].
  • Formica's taxon name is recorded as Formica[11].
  • Formica's GND ID is recorded as 4188964-2[12].
  • Formica's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh87020311[13].
  • Formica's Commons category is recorded as Formica[14].
  • Formica's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 17367[15].
  • Formica's start time is recorded as -46000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Formica's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02950q[17].
  • Formica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 72766[18].
  • Formica's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph734013[19].
  • Formica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 154211[20].
  • Formica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 49325[21].
  • Formica's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 69726[22].
  • Formica's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 72033[23].
  • Formica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1314840[24].
  • Formica's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 425370[25].
  • Formica's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Formica[26].
  • Formica's Commons gallery is recorded as Formica[27].

Body

Recognition

Formica received the Q109758751[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Formica include Formicidae[28], a taxon[29] and formicophilia[30], a sexual preference[31].

Why It Matters

Formica ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #1,485 of 195,241).[2] Formica has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Formica is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Formica include Formicidae[28], a taxon[29] and formicophilia[30], a sexual preference[31].

FAQs

What awards did Formica receive?

Honors received include Q109758751[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Formica. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/formica
MLA “Formica.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/formica.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_formica_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Formica}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/formica}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Formica — https://4ort.xyz/entity/formica (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/formica · Last refreshed: