Pogonomyrmex rastratus

Amaicha del Valle, Tucumán, 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
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
Pogonomyrmex rastratus, among the most colorful of the South American harvester ants.

Amaicha del Valle, Tucumán, Argentina
Pogonomyrmex rastratus

Amaicha del Valle, Tucumán, Argentina
Pogonomyrmex rastratus

Amaicha del Valle, Tucumán, 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 rastratus

Amaicha del Valle, Tucumán, Argentina
Pogonomyrmex rastratus

Amaicha del Valle, Tucumán, Argentina
Pogonomyrmex rastratus

Amaicha del Valle, Tucumán, Argentina
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