Editing Formica rufibarbis (section)

==Life cycle==
Colonies usually contain one to three queens, although the occurrence of gynaecoid or egg laying workers has also been recorded. Queens found colonies in the same manner as other ants from the ''Formica fusca'' group. Eggs are first laid early in the new year, and colonies reach a maximum size of around 500 workers.
[[Alate]]s emerge in late June to early July.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}