Pogonomyrmex desertorum, the large seed harvesting ant, is a species of harvester ant native to Mexico, the southwestern United States, and possibly Florida and Colorado.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Venomous. The note covers its whole genus. Harvester ants; potent stings Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pogonomyrmex subnitidus — venomous
- Pogonomyrmex barbatus — venomous
- Pogonomyrmex occidentalis — venomous
- Pogonomyrmex maricopa — venomous
- Pogonomyrmex subdentatus — venomous
- Pogonomyrmex salinus — venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Pogonomyrmex
- Species
- Pogonomyrmex desertorum
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