Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis)
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis · Pogonomyrmex
Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis). Recorded flying from August through September. Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Large reddish-brown harvester queen with a bushy psammophore (hairy chin beard) and boxy mesosoma bulging above the flight-muscle mass. Recorded near 24 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do harvester ants fly?
Recorded flying from August through September.
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Queen appearance
Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Large reddish-brown harvester queen with a bushy psammophore (hairy chin beard) and boxy mesosoma bulging above the flight-muscle mass.
fast, jerky ground-runner that digs a solitary claustral founding chamber after the mating flight
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
AlbuquerqueBillingsBoiseCentennialColorado SpringsDallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Frisco, Mesquite, Carrollton, Denton, Richardson, LewisvilleDenver, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, BoulderFort CollinsGreeleyHendersonKilleenLas 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, RialtoOklahoma City, NormanPhoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Scottsdale, Maryvale, Peoria, Tempe, Deer Valley, Tempe Junction, Surprise, AlhambraPuebloRenoSalt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West JordanSpokaneTemecula, MurrietaTri-CitiesTucsonWichitaMore Pogonomyrmex species
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