Mayaponera constricta is a species of ant in the subfamily Ponerinae, found in Central and South America. Workers are slender and medium in size (6–7.5 mm).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Mayaponera constricta 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
- Mesoponera australis
- Leptogenys falcigera
- Brachyponera sennaarensis
- Brachyponera chinensis
- Makebapone caffraria
- Leptogenys peuqueti
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Mayaponera
- Species
- Mayaponera constricta
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