Alex WildA gallery of Pogonomyrmex harvester ants from North and South America.
https://www.alexanderwild.com/Ants/Taxonomic-List-of-Ant-Genera/Pogonomyrmex
Whenever I see this photo of harvester ants working on their nest, I think how it looks as though they planted a decorative tree by their door like they have an HOA or something.
(Pogonomyrmex desertorum, west Texas)
The genus name for American harvester ants, Pogonomyrmex, means "bearded ant", and it refers to a basket of hairs on the underside of the head that helps these desert ants carry dry sand.
Monahans Sandhills State Park, Texas.
A California harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex californicus) stacks the bodies of dead fire ants at its nest entrance. Not sure what the story here is. Past battles? A warning?
El Paso County, Texas.
Ben SIt has been a while... so have some ants!
I believe these are Red Harvester Ants taken near Lake Hefner in Oklahoma
#Ants #Insects #Pogonomyrmex #barbatus #Oklahoma #Formicidae #Photography #Nature #Harvester
A near-perfect field guide image of a small harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus, from west Texas. Walking is not the most exciting ant behavior, but I'm happy with this shot. #ants #insects #pogonomyrmex
A Florida harvester ant worker carries a seed across an inland sand dune. Photographed at the Archbold Biological Station. #Ants #insects #Pogonomyrmex
Got this shot out in west Texas a couple days ago. It’s a Pogonomyrmex harvester ant sprinting across a sand dune carrying one of her nestmate sisters. The carried ant curls into a stereotypical pupal position to be easier to transport.
#Ants #Insects #Deserts #Pogonomyrmex
#Ants #Insects #Deserts #Pogonomyrmex
Florida harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius, photographed at the amazing Archbold Biological Station.
myrmepropagandistI took the male alates out on the porch for a photoshoot and because I felt sorry for them.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D-zd2t-c3WY
#antvideo #withnarration #ants #harvesterants #Pogonomyrmex #pogos #alates #flyingantday
