Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866 is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866

Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866

Ponera pennsylvanica is an ant species found in Eastern US mesic forests, with small colonies of under 100 workers.

Family
Genus
Ponera
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Ponera pennsylvanica Buckley, 1866

Ponera pennsylvanica is a species of ant. It is most commonly found in mesic forests located in the Eastern United States. Nests of this species are typically located under rotting logs, within rotting stumps or logs, inside acorns, within soil, and within leaf mold. Colonies of this ant species usually contain no more than 100 worker ants.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Ponera

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