Polyrhachis dives is a wide-ranging species of ant from southern Asia and the Northern Territory of Australia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Rich Spiny Sugar 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
- Polyrhachis illaudata
- Camponotus arboreus
- Polyrhachis foreli
- Polyrhachis vigilans
- Polyrhachis wolfi
- Camponotus formosensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Polyrhachis
- Species
- Polyrhachis dives
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