Pogonomyrmex micans worker grappling with a seed. Seed-harvesting ants store their finds in underground chambers, where their cache helps them survice periods of dearth. Frías, Santiago de Estero, Argentina - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Pogonomyrmex

is an iconic ant of deserts and other arid habitats in North and South America. These conspicuous insects are normally granivorous, playing ecologically important roles as scavengers and seed dispersers. Pogonomyrmex is also known for having a uniquely painful sting.

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Pogonomyrmex micans

Frías, Santiago de Estero, Argentina

Pogonomyrmex micans worker grappling with a seed. Seed-harvesting ants store their finds in underground chambers, where their cache helps them survice periods of dearth.

Frías, Santiago de Estero, Argentina

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Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, the western harvester ant

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Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, the western harvester ants, mating

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Pogonomyrmex pima worker carrying excavated soil out of the nest.

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Pogonomyrmex micans worker grappling with a seed. Seed-harvesting ants store their finds in underground chambers, where their cache helps them survice periods of dearth.

Frías, Santiago de Estero, Argentina

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Keywords: seeds ants seed insect insects chaco hymenoptera south america ecology formicidae myrmicinae harvester ants pogonomyrmex south american granivory pogonomyrmex micans

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Pogonomyrmex

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