Yellow Shadow Ant (Lasius umbratus)

Yellow Shadow Ant, a reference photo — Photo: This image is created by user Dick Belgers at Waarneming.nl, a source of nature observations in the Netherlands. · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Lasius umbratus, colloquially known as the yellow shadow ant and yellow lawn ant, is a Palearctic species of parasitic ant distributed across Eurasia and the Maghreb region of Africa. It was once thought that this species occurred in North America as well, but comparative genomic studies indicate the Afro-Eurasian and American populations are discrete and not closely related enough to represent a single species. The North American populations are now treated as a different species, Lasius aphidicola.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Yellow Shadow Ant being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Lasius
Species: Lasius umbratus

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