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Rough Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex rugosus)
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Copyright © 2008
Emile
Smooth seed harvester ant (Messor andrei) -
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernadino County, California, USA
October 18, 2008
Size: ~ 8 mm
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Contributed by
Emile
on 21 October, 2008 - 12:45pm
Last updated 15 August, 2010 - 2:54pm
Moved
Moved from
Smooth Harvester Ants
.
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Emile
, 15 August, 2010 - 2:54pm
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These ants look more like Pog
These ants look more like Pogonomyrmex rugosus to me.
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Gordon C. Snelling
, 11 June, 2009 - 9:44pm
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Agreed
P. rugosus. It is not incommon for two or more congeneric ants to occur in the same habitat, not just in these two genera, but in many others, too.
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James C. Trager
, 9 August, 2010 - 7:45pm
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Thanks a lot, Gordon & James !
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Emile
, 15 August, 2010 - 2:52pm
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