Plagiolepis pygmaea is a species of ant in the genus Plagiolepis. The species is widely distributed, from Portugal and the Canary Islands in the west, eastwards to Iran, Germany in the north and the Arabian Peninsula in the south.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Plagiolepis pygmaea 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
- Plagiolepis taurica
- Plagiolepis pallescens
- Plagiolepis pyrenaica
- Technomyrmex pallipes
- Brachymyrmex patagonicus
- Nylanderia parvula
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Plagiolepis
- Species
- Plagiolepis pygmaea
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