Harvester ant
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Harvester ant is a common name for any of the species or genera of ants that collect seeds, or mushrooms as in the case of Euprenolepis procera, which are stored in the nest in communal chambers calle
Pogonomyrmex badius workers transporting a seed to add to their granary
Messor sp. carrying seeds into their nest
Pogonomyrmex
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Pogonomyrmex is a genus of harvester ants, occurring primarily in the deserts of North, Central, and South America, with three endemic species from Haiti.
Harvester ant
…Pheidole, seed-harvesters Pogonomyrmex, seed-harvesters Pogonomyrmex barbatus Pogonomyrmex maricopa, a venomous species found in Arizona, USA Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, seed-harvesters…
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P. californicus
P. barbatus with psammophore visible
Pogonomyrmex collecting food item