A subfamily of ants within the family Formicidae, including species like carpenter ants.
From Latin 'formica' (ant) + '-inae' (scientific suffix for subfamilies, plural Latin form). This taxonomic classification uses the standard Latinized plural suffix to designate a major ant subfamily.
Formicinae includes the carpenter ants and some of the most familiar ant species you've probably seen—they're distinguished by primitive traits and simpler social structures compared to more advanced ant subfamilies.
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