Harvester ant
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Ants known as Harvester ants include:
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- Red harvester antRed harvester antThe red harvester ant is a large ant common in the southwest United States.- Description :The main food source for red harvester ants usually consists of seeds, which they hoard in great numbers, hence their name.As with most ant species, their mating castes consist of winged alates that reside...
(Pogonomyrmex barbatus) - Florida harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex badius)
- Maricopa harvester antPogonomyrmex maricopaThe Maricopa harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex maricopa, is one of the most common species of harvester ant species found in Arizona, USA. Its venom is believed to be the most toxic insect venom in the world....
(Pogonomyrmex maricopa), the most venomous insect in the world. - Western harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex occidentalis)
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
- PogonomyrmexPogonomyrmexPogonomyrmex is a genus of harvester ants, occurring primarily in the deserts of North and South America. The genus name originated from the Greek language and refers to a beard-like structure, the psammophore, below the head , which can be found in most species of the subgenus sensu stricto...
- Atta
- MessorMessor (ant genus)Messor is a myrmicine genus of ants with more than 100 species, all of which are harvester ants; the generic name comes from the Roman god of crops and harvest, Messor. The subterranean colonies tend to be found in open fields and near roadsides, openings are directly to the surface...
- PheidolePheidolePheidole is a genus of ant that belongs to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae.-The Genus:The genus Pheidole is widespread and ecologically dominant...