Technomyrmex albipes, commonly known as the white-footed ant, is a species of ant first described in 1861 from Sulawesi, Indonesia by the British entomologist Frederick Smith. Invasive pest ants in Florida, previously identified as T. albipes, have now been separated as Technomyrmex difficilis, both forming part of a species complex with a worldwide distribution.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of White-footed 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
- Technomyrmex difficilis
- Technomyrmex jocosus
- Technomyrmex vitiensis
- Technomyrmex brunneus
- Technomyrmex pallipes
- Technomyrmex sophiae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Technomyrmex
- Species
- Technomyrmex albipes
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