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Rough Harvester Ants - Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Copyright © 2013 Bryan E. Reynolds

Rough Harvester Ants - Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Black Mesa Nature Preserve, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, USA
August 15, 2013
Contributed by Bryan E. Reynolds on 21 August, 2013 - 10:44am
Last updated 22 August, 2013 - 10:29am

Moved
Moved from Harvester Ants.
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 22 August, 2013 - 10:29am

Pogonomyrmex rugosus - workers
The only two-colored species (although some populations are nearly all black) and one of the largest. Probably near the Eastern limit of its range.
… Richard Vernier, 22 August, 2013 - 1:26am

 
Thanks for the ID help, Richa
Thanks for the ID help, Richard. I photographed a few other nests in that area, I wonder if they're the same species? (hint, hint) ;)
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 22 August, 2013 - 10:31am

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