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Messor pergandei harvester ant. Many desert species have a 'psammophore'- a basket of long hairs under the head- enabling the ants to carry dry sand. Palm Desert, California
Messor pergandei harvester ant. This individual was photographed on glass in the studio. Palm Desert, California
Messor pergandei harvester ant. Many ant species that live in arid regions have a psammophore, a basket of hairs on the underside of the head that helps transport dry sand. Palm Desert, California, USA
Messor pergandei harvester ant. Many desert species have a 'psammophore'- a basket of long hairs under the head- enabling the ants to carry dry sand. This individual was photographed on glass in the studio. Palm Desert, California
Messor pergandei - harvester ant. Palm Desert, California
Pogonomyrmex barbatus alate queen. Sycamore Canyon, Arizona, USA
A Pogonomyrmex rugosus worker shows off her psammophore, the basket of long hairs on the underside of her head used for carrying sand grains. This structure enticed Austrian taxonomist Gustav Mayr to name this genus Pogonomyrmex, or "bearded ant". Tucson, Arizona, USA
A Pogonomyrmex rugosus worker shows off her psammophore, the basket of long hairs on the underside of her head used for carrying sand grains. This structure enticed Austrian taxonomist Gustav Mayr to name this genus Pogonomyrmex, or "bearded ant". Tucson, Arizona, USA
A harvester ant worker (Pogonomyrmex rugosus) pulls grass seeds off the stalk. Ants store the seeds in underground chambers to carry them through times of drought. Tucson, Arizona, USA
Messor pergandei harvester ant. Many desert species have a 'psammophore'- a basket of long hairs under the head- enabling the ants to carry dry sand.

Palm Desert, California
Messor pergandei harvester ant. Many desert species have a 'psammophore'- a basket of long hairs under the head- enabling the ants to carry dry sand. Palm Desert, California
Messor pergandei harvester ant. Many desert species have a 'psammophore'- a basket of long hairs under the head- enabling the ants to carry dry sand.

Palm Desert, California
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