Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tetramorium spinosum 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
- Tetramorium hispidum
- Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus — venomous
- Tetramorium impressum
- Myrmica americana
- Neivamyrmex nigrescens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Tetramorium
- Species
- Tetramorium spinosum
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