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Pheidole megacephala
Species of ant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pheidole megacephala is a species of ant in the family Formicidae. It is commonly known as the big-headed ant in the US and the coastal brown ant in Australia. It is a very successful invasive species and is considered a danger to native ants in Australia[2] and other places. It is regarded as one of the world's worst invasive ant species.[3]
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Pheidole megacephala | |
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Dorsal view of a minor worker big-headed ant | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Genus: | Pheidole |
Species: | P. megacephala |
Binomial name | |
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) | |
Synonyms | |
Atta testacea Smith 1858 |
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