Lasius niger
Black garden ant
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Small Black Ant
Animalia · Arthropoda · Insecta · Hymenoptera · Formicidae · Lasius
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Occurrences (GBIF) 62 countries · 48079 records GBIF · updated on 22/08/2026 Maximize Minimize
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| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1853 | 17 |
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1857 | 6 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1866 | 2 |
| 1869 | 4 |
| 1870 | 4 |
| 1871 | 6 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1873 | 22 |
| 1874 | 4 |
| 1877 | 6 |
| 1879 | 5 |
| 1881 | 6 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 17 |
| 1885 | 4 |
| 1886 | 12 |
| 1887 | 6 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1896 | 6 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1899 | 2 |
| 1900 | 7 |
| 1901 | 3 |
| 1903 | 8 |
| 1905 | 50 |
| 1906 | 10 |
| 1907 | 20 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1909 | 23 |
| 1910 | 21 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1914 | 6 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1916 | 9 |
| 1917 | 20 |
| 1918 | 7 |
| 1919 | 19 |
| 1920 | 7 |
| 1921 | 3 |
| 1922 | 14 |
| 1923 | 15 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 110 |
| 1926 | 13 |
| 1927 | 2 |
| 1928 | 12 |
| 1929 | 19 |
| 1930 | 51 |
| 1931 | 31 |
| 1932 | 15 |
| 1933 | 151 |
| 1934 | 57 |
| 1935 | 47 |
| 1936 | 44 |
| 1937 | 57 |
| 1938 | 57 |
| 1939 | 101 |
| 1940 | 65 |
| 1941 | 134 |
| 1942 | 89 |
| 1943 | 38 |
| 1944 | 37 |
| 1945 | 12 |
| 1946 | 25 |
| 1947 | 22 |
| 1948 | 31 |
| 1949 | 73 |
| 1950 | 7 |
| 1951 | 40 |
| 1952 | 55 |
| 1953 | 72 |
| 1954 | 34 |
| 1955 | 37 |
| 1956 | 18 |
| 1957 | 20 |
| 1958 | 26 |
| 1959 | 85 |
| 1960 | 46 |
| 1961 | 16 |
| 1962 | 66 |
| 1963 | 33 |
| 1964 | 92 |
| 1965 | 131 |
| 1966 | 65 |
| 1967 | 56 |
| 1968 | 77 |
| 1969 | 97 |
| 1970 | 171 |
| 1971 | 84 |
| 1972 | 103 |
| 1973 | 51 |
| 1974 | 51 |
| 1975 | 43 |
| 1976 | 53 |
| 1977 | 243 |
| 1978 | 87 |
| 1979 | 280 |
| 1980 | 129 |
| 1981 | 111 |
| 1982 | 91 |
| 1983 | 66 |
| 1984 | 51 |
| 1985 | 61 |
| 1986 | 191 |
| 1987 | 206 |
| 1988 | 212 |
| 1989 | 237 |
| 1990 | 170 |
| 1991 | 174 |
| 1992 | 236 |
| 1993 | 153 |
| 1994 | 122 |
| 1995 | 172 |
| 1996 | 373 |
| 1997 | 333 |
| 1998 | 393 |
| 1999 | 723 |
| 2000 | 921 |
| 2001 | 870 |
| 2002 | 1,729 |
| 2003 | 469 |
| 2004 | 441 |
| 2005 | 315 |
| 2006 | 260 |
| 2007 | 547 |
| 2008 | 973 |
| 2009 | 917 |
| 2010 | 1,150 |
| 2011 | 1,816 |
| 2012 | 910 |
| 2013 | 873 |
| 2014 | 1,140 |
| 2015 | 1,666 |
| 2016 | 4,666 |
| 2017 | 1,951 |
| 2018 | 2,510 |
| 2019 | 4,165 |
| 2020 | 1,520 |
| 2021 | 1,713 |
| 2022 | 1,542 |
| 2023 | 1,597 |
| 2024 | 1,531 |
| 2025 | 1,447 |
| 2026 | 861 |
Hälle Ängen, Vrm, Sweden
15/08/2026 · ulf källen · SLU Artdatabanken · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode · original record
Loonse en Drunense Duinen - Zandverstuiving, Netherlands
15/08/2026 · Female · User 50326 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Mörbylund, Danderyd, Upl, Sweden
13/08/2026 · Kenneth Olausson · SLU Artdatabanken · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode · original record
Granberg, Granberg, Upl, Sweden
12/08/2026 · Camilla Pakka · SLU Artdatabanken · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode · original record
Loonse en Drunense Duinen - Zandverstuiving, Netherlands
10/08/2026 · Female · User 64119 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Björkskatan, Nb, Sweden
10/08/2026 · Arvin Lundström · SLU Artdatabanken · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode · original record
United Kingdom
10/08/2026 · Jae Walker · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Emmen - Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen, Netherlands
09/08/2026 · User 165002 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
United Kingdom
08/08/2026 · davidkeeble · iNaturalist · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode · original record
Holmenv./Fanérv. Blomstermåla, Sm, Sweden
08/08/2026 · Patrik Lauthers · SLU Artdatabanken · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode · original record
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