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Californicus-group Harvester Ants
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Californicus-group Harvester Ants

Pogonomyrmex californicus

Pogonomyrmex californicus, or the California harvester ant, is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is native to North America, where it is found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is known as the ant species which is used by Uncle Milton's Ant Farm.

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9 branches of this group, most-observed first

Florida Harvester Ant

speciesPogonomyrmex badius

California Harvester Ant

speciesPogonomyrmex californicus

Maricopa Harvester Ant

speciesPogonomyrmex maricopa

Comanche harvester ant

speciesPogonomyrmex comanche

Big-eyed Harvester Ant

speciesPogonomyrmex magnacanthus

Hoelldobler's Harvester Ant

speciesPogonomyrmex hoelldobleri

Pogonomyrmex snellingi

speciesPogonomyrmex snellingi

Pogonomyrmex anzensis

speciesPogonomyrmex anzensis

Pogonomyrmex mohavensis

speciesPogonomyrmex mohavensis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1340202.