Formica montana is an ant in the genus Formica (wood ants, mound ants, and field ants) in the family Formicidae. A common name for F. montana is "prairie mound ant".
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Prairie Mound 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.
Easily confused with
- Formica cinerea
- Formica neoclara
- Formica cunicularia
- Formica fuscocinerea
- Formica pacifica
- Formica francoeuri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Formica
- Species
- Formica montana
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