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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

Pogonomyrmex micans

Frías, Santiago de Estero, Argentina

Western harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis) make distinctive mound nests on the desert floor.

Hallelujah Junction, California, USA

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, the western harvester ant

Hallelujah Junction, California, USA

Western harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis) make distinctive mound nests on the desert floor.

Hallelujah Junction, California, USA

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, the western harvester ant

Hallelujah Junction, California, USA

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, the western harvester ants, mating

Hallelujah Junction, California, USA

Pogonomyrmex pima worker carrying excavated soil out of the nest.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Pogonomyrmex micans

Frías, Santiago de Estero, Argentina

Pogonomyrmex micans

Frías, Santiago de Estero, Argentina

Pogonomyrmex micans

Frías, Santiago de Estero, Argentina

Canon EOS 20D |

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Original size: 3504x2336 |

Current: 800x534 |

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Keywords: ants insect nests insects chaco hymenoptera south america formicidae myrmicinae harvester ants ant nest pogonomyrmex south american ants working red and black ants pogonomyrmex micans

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