Formica rufa vs ant

Formica rufa and ant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Formica rufa	Yes	No	No	No
ant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ant is a hypernym of Formica rufa; that is, ant is a word with a broader meaning than Formica rufa:

Formica rufa: reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands
ant: social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

Other hypernyms of Formica rufa include emmet, pismire.

Formica rufa (noun)	ant (noun)
reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands	social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers