Myrmica rubra , the European Fire Ant, is a stinging ant found mostly on Cape Ann but has been confirmed in Topsfield by Professor Eldridge Adams at UConn.

Here’s a list of species discovered at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield.  The list is supplied by Dr. Robert Buchsbaum of the MAS staff.

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Formica subsericea

Lasius alienus

Lasius nearcticus

Aphaenogaster rudis

Myrmica detritinodis

Myrmica punctiventris

Temnothorax schaumii