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Heavy lifter at work - reddish double-humped ant with blackish gaster - Pogonomyrmex californicus - female

Heavy lifter at work - reddish double-humped ant with blackish gaster - Pogonomyrmex californicus - Female
Joshua Tree National Park (nothwest section), San Bernadino County, California, USA
April 26, 2013
Is this a bi-colored California Harvester Ant (Pogonomyrmex californicus longinodis) hard at work ?

Are that the remains of a caterpillar she is carrying ?
Do they supply their nest with carrion, besides the usual seeds ?

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Yes. these are not strictly granivorous.

 
Thanks a lot, James !
Your contributions are very much appreciated !!

Would it make sense to create a couple of subspecies pages for P. californicus ?

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