Myrmecocystus wheeleri is a species of honeypot ant native to California, Baja California, and Coahuila.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Wheeler’s Honeypot 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
- Cataglyphis livida
- Formica bradleyi
- Myrmecocystus testaceus
- Cataglyphis viaticoides
- Cataglyphis lutea
- Iridomyrmex pallidus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Myrmecocystus
- Species
- Myrmecocystus wheeleri
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