Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex tenuispinus)
Pogonomyrmex tenuispinus · Pogonomyrmex
Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex tenuispinus). Recorded flying in July. Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Warm reddish-brown dealate queen with the slender propodeal spines typical of this species. Recorded near 2 of the 190 locations Dealate tracks.
When do harvester ants fly?
Recorded flying in July.
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Queen appearance
Reddish-brown head, reddish-brown mesosoma, dark brown gaster. Warm reddish-brown dealate queen with the slender propodeal spines typical of this species.
fast, jerky ground-runner that digs a solitary claustral founding chamber after the mating flight
No founding care data for Pogonomyrmex tenuispinus 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
Las 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, RialtoMore Pogonomyrmex species
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