Pheidole bicarinata, the Common Big-Headed Ant is a species of ant in the genus Pheidole. It is distributed across United States, from Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Utah and Nevada, east to New Jersey and Florida. It is found in a wide range of habitats.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Variable Big-headed 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
- Pheidole californica
- Pheidole parva
- Pheidole subarmata
- Pheidole pallidula
- Pheidole navigans
- Pheidole metallescens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Pheidole
- Species
- Pheidole bicarinata
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