Formica picea, sometimes called Black Bog Ant, is a species of ant belonging to the family Formicidae. It is black and shiny. and have a high resistance to cold winter temperatures and to flooding. It has even been observed to escape below the water surface by climbing down Sphagnum stems. In areas with milder winters, it inhabits bogs, but in colder areas and at higher elevations it can also inhabit grassland on mineral soils.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Black Bog 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 gagates
- Formica candida
- Formica lasioides
- Formica neogagates
- Camponotus piceus
- Camponotus atricolor
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Formica
- Species
- Formica picea
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