Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus)
Pogonomyrmex barbatus · Pogonomyrmex
Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus). Recorded flying from April through September. A robust, rust-red harvester queen with a large squarish head. Recorded near 40 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do harvester ants fly?
Recorded flying from April through September.
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Queen appearance
A robust, rust-red harvester queen with a large squarish head.
slow and deliberate
Founding care
Diet: Mainly seeds and nuts but dead insects and sugar water, honey too.
Read more on AntWiki →Care data from antkeeping.info (CC BY 4.0).
Habitat
Soil mound · also soil · typical for this genus
Watch cleared, sunny ground for wingless queens. After a flight, watch bare or grassy ground for wingless queens.
Recorded near
AbileneAlbuquerqueAmarilloAustin, Round RockBeaumontBrownsvilleCentennialCollege StationColorado SpringsColumbus, OHCorpus ChristiDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderEl PasoHendersonHouston, Cypress, Pasadena, PearlandKilleenLaredoLas CrucesLas Vegas, North Las Vegas, Paradise, Sunrise Manor, Spring Valley, EnterpriseLos Angeles, Long Beach, Anaheim, Riverside, Santa Ana, Irvine, San Bernardino, Fontana, Oxnard, Moreno Valley, Huntington Beach, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Hollywood, Corona, Lancaster, Palmdale, Pomona, Valencia, Torrance, Pasadena, Orange, Fullerton, Van Nuys, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, East Los Angeles, Koreatown, El Monte, Downey, Costa Mesa, Inglewood, West Covina, Norwalk, Burbank, Universal City, RialtoLubbockMcAllenMidland, OdessaOklahoma City, NormanPhoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, AlhambraPuebloSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSan AntonioSan Diego, Chula Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Carlsbad, El Cajon, VistaSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownStocktonTallahasseeTemecula, MurrietaTucsonTulsa, Broken ArrowVictorvilleWacoWichitaWichita FallsMore Pogonomyrmex species
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