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Smooth seed harvester ant (Messor andrei) - Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Copyright © 2008 Emile

Smooth seed harvester ant (Messor andrei) - Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernadino County, California, USA
October 18, 2008
Size: ~ 8 mm
See comments with the nest opening photo.

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Smooth seed harvester ant (Messor andrei) nest entrance - Pogonomyrmex rugosus Smooth seed harvester ant (Messor andrei) - Pogonomyrmex rugosus
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Contributed by Emile on 21 October, 2008 - 12:45pm
Last updated 15 August, 2010 - 2:54pm

Moved
Moved from Smooth Harvester Ants.
… Emile, 15 August, 2010 - 2:54pm login or register to post comments

These ants look more like Pog
These ants look more like Pogonomyrmex rugosus to me.
… Gordon C. Snelling, 11 June, 2009 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed
P. rugosus. It is not incommon for two or more congeneric ants to occur in the same habitat, not just in these two genera, but in many others, too.
… James C. Trager, 9 August, 2010 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks a lot, Gordon & James !
… Emile, 15 August, 2010 - 2:52pm login or register to post comments

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