Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Arizona Fungus-farming 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
- Mycetomoellerius turrifex
- Trachymyrmex septentrionalis
- Cyphomyrmex wheeleri
- Acromyrmex versicolor
- Acromyrmex coronatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Trachymyrmex
- Species
- Trachymyrmex arizonensis
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