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Barbary Harvester Ant

Messor barbarus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Messor barbarus is a species of harvester ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is found In Southern Europe and Northern Africa. Interaction with Humans Messor barbarus causes 50–100% of the seed losses and is the most common ant in arable fields in northeastern Spain (Westerman et al.

Distribution

Marc de Winkel · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 1,580France · 468Netherlands · 7Italy · 5Germany · 2