Pheidole hyatti is a species of big-headed ant native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Guatemala, invasive in Hawaii, and possibly present in Panama, Bolivia, and Argentina.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hyatt's 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 titanis
- Pheidole obtusospinosa
- Pheidole morrisii
- Pheidole pallidula
- Pheidole fervida
- Solenopsis geminata — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Pheidole
- Species
- Pheidole hyatti
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