Aphaenogaster mariae is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It nests in dead branches or beneath live bark of oak trees. Male specimens of this species were only discovered in 2021, which is the first time a colony of the species was collected. The colony was found in Wake County, North Carolina by North Carolina State University Ph.D student Michelle Kirchner. The species is only found in the eastern United States.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mary's Collared 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
- Aphaenogaster
- Species
- Aphaenogaster mariae
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