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Rough-node snapping ant

Odontomachus ruginodis Wheeler, 1908

Status not recordedbees wasps and ants

The rough-node snapping ant (Odontomachus ruginodis) is a species in the family Formicidae, order Hymenoptera.

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Quick facts about the rough-node snapping ant

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rough-node snapping ant live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the rough-node snapping ant as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Costa Rica
  2. Ecuador
  3. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the rough-node snapping ant endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the rough-node snapping ant classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHymenoptera
  5. familyFormicidae
  6. genusOdontomachus
  7. SpeciesOdontomachus ruginodis Wheeler, 1908

Synonyms Odontomachus haematodes ruginodis, Odontomachus haematodes var. ruginodis, Odontomachus haematodus ruginodis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Rough-node trap-jaw antEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rough-node snapping ant

Other species in the same genus Odontomachus.

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Common questions

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Is the rough-node snapping ant an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the rough-node snapping ant as introduced in 3 countries: Costa Rica, Ecuador and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the rough-node snapping ant?

The rough-node snapping ant (Odontomachus ruginodis) belongs to the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rough-node snapping ant (Odontomachus ruginodis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-node-snapping-ant

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BibTeX
@misc{rough_node_snapping_ant_2026,
  title = {Rough-node snapping ant (Odontomachus ruginodis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-node-snapping-ant},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}