Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex montanus)
Pogonomyrmex montanus · Pogonomyrmex
Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex montanus). Recorded flying in July. Dark brown head, dark brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Winged alate with a tall humped mesosoma, distinct from the wingless workers. Recorded near 6 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do harvester ants fly?
Recorded flying in July.
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Queen appearance
Dark brown head, dark brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Winged alate with a tall humped mesosoma, distinct from the wingless workers.
deliberate, measured walk typical of large-bodied harvester ant queens
No founding care data for Pogonomyrmex montanus 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
Los 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, RialtoSacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, FairfieldSan Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Concord, Santa Clara, Vallejo, Berkeley, Antioch, Richmond, Daly City, San Mateo, ChinatownStocktonTemecula, MurrietaVictorvilleMore Pogonomyrmex species
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