Labidus coecus (Latreille, 1802) is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Labidus coecus (Latreille, 1802)

Labidus coecus (Latreille, 1802)

Labidus coecus is a Central and South American army ant species that has been seen preying on Podocnemis turtles.

Family
Genus
Labidus
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Labidus coecus (Latreille, 1802)

Labidus coecus is an army ant species that belongs to the Formicidae ant family. This species is native to Central and South America, and it has been observed preying on Podocnemis turtles.

Photo: (c) Stéphane De Greef, all rights reserved, uploaded by Stéphane De Greef

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Formicidae › Labidus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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