Messor structor is a species of harvester ant belonging to the subfamily Myrmicinae native to the Mediterranean region and adjacent areas. It has been reported from southern Europe (e.g. Iberian Peninsula, France, Italy, Balkans) through North Africa and into western Asia. Its northern range reaches into the southern parts of Central Europe.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Messor structor 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Messor
- Species
- Messor structor
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