Pheidole rhea is a species of ant and a higher myrmicine in the family Formicidae. It is common in grassy slopes and hills at the bases of mountains.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pheidole rhea 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
- Messor ibericus
- Messor structor
- Messor muticus
- Carebara diversa
- Pheidole obtusospinosa
- Pheidole xerophila
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Pheidole
- Species
- Pheidole rhea
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