Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex californicus)
Pogonomyrmex californicus · Pogonomyrmex
Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex californicus). Recorded flying from April through August. Reddish orange head, reddish orange mesosoma, reddish brown gaster. Well-colored dealate with a robust, deeply boxed mesosoma much larger and bulkier than a worker. Recorded near 22 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do harvester ants fly?
Recorded flying from April through August.
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Queen appearance
Reddish orange head, reddish orange mesosoma, reddish brown gaster. Well-colored dealate with a robust, deeply boxed mesosoma much larger and bulkier than a worker.
deliberate, measured walk typical of large-bodied harvester ant queens
No founding care data for Pogonomyrmex californicus yet.
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
AlbuquerqueAmarilloBakersfieldEl PasoFresno, ClovisHendersonLas 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, RialtoModestoPhoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, AlhambraRenoSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSan 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, ChinatownSanta MariaStocktonTemecula, MurrietaTucsonVictorvilleVisaliaMore Pogonomyrmex species
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