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Pogonomyrmex salinus workers cutting down cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) growing on, and around the edges of the nest mound - Pogonomyrmex salinus

Pogonomyrmex salinus workers cutting down cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) growing on, and around the edges of the nest mound - Pogonomyrmex salinus
Wanapum Rec. Area (el. 190 m / 623 ft), Kittitas County, Washington, USA
April 19, 2010
The range of Pogonomyrmex salinus includes (at least some portions of) the states of California, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, in the US, and the southern portions of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan in Canada. Aside from extreme southern Oregon, this is the only Pogo found in the Pacific Northwest, USA (Oregon & Washington states).

P.salinus can be quite variable in its appearance, external nest structure, and in some behaviors. This ant is referred to as P.owyheei, and/or P.occidentalis in older publications.

Typical length of worker ranges from 5.0mm to 7.0mm, and color varies from light orange-red, to a much darker red, or a brownish-red. Colonies can contain over 6,000 workers, but in most cases, probably have a population of less than 3,000.

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Pogonomyrmex salinus workers cutting down cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) growing on, and around the edges of the nest mound - Pogonomyrmex salinus Pogonomyrmex salinus workers cutting down cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) growing on, and around the edges of the nest mound - Pogonomyrmex salinus

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