Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Balkan Collared 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
- Aphaenogaster iberica
- Aphaenogaster senilis
- Aphaenogaster spinosa
- Cataglyphis hellenica
- Cataglyphis hispanica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Aphaenogaster
- Species
- Aphaenogaster balcanica
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