Camponotus piceus is a species of ant in the genus Camponotus, the carpenter ants, occurring in southern and central Europe, the southern part of eastern Europe, north-west Africa, Asia Minor, Lebanon, Iran, the Caucasus, and Kazakshtan.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Camponotus piceus 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
- Camponotus
- Species
- Camponotus piceus
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