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Pogonomyrmex - Pogonomyrmex californicus - female
Copyright © 2016 Alice Abela

Pogonomyrmex - Pogonomyrmex californicus - Female
Saratoga Spring area, Death Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA
March 28, 2016
Size: ~6mm
Found in sparsely vegetated ver arid area over looking a desert spring
Contributed by Alice Abela on 8 April, 2016 - 8:16pm
Last updated 12 November, 2019 - 11:02am

Moved
Moved from Harvester Ants.
… Steven Wang, 12 November, 2019 - 11:02am

Moved
Moved from Myrmicinae.
… Alice Abela, 12 May, 2017 - 9:54pm

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Pogonomyrmex. Given the location, if I were to look at some material I could give you a species det.
… Brendon E. Boudinot, 7 June, 2016 - 9:02pm

Moved
Moved from Ants.
… John S. Ascher, 11 April, 2016 - 9:03am

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