Harvester Ant

Pogonomyrmex anzensis

Hymenoptera: Formicidae

Copyright: Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu)
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Laguna Wilderness Park, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California. 2/8/08
Laguna Wilderness Park, Laguna Beach, Orange County, California. 2/8/08

Sitton Peak trail, Elsinore, Riverside County, CA. 05/27/06
Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07

Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07
Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07

Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07
Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07
Hauling Rocks (using jaws AND beard).....

Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07
Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07

Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07
Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07

Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07
Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07

Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07
Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07

Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07
Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07

Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07
Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07

Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07
Mountain Palm Springs Canyon, Anza Borrego, San Diego County, CA. 2/25/07

James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/10/08.
James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/10/08.

James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/10/08.
James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/10/08.

James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/03/08.
James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/03/08.

James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/03/08.
James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/03/08.

James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/03/08.
James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/03/08.

Winged female and wingless worker.
James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 06/06/08.
Copyright: Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu) Contact for originals
Winged females (red) and winged males (black).
James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 06/06/08.
Copyright: Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu) Contact for originals

Winged males (black)and workers (red).
James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 06/06/08.
Copyright: Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu) Contact for originals
"[Female workers (red) are] hauling a male. It is not unusual for them to drag the
sexuals back into the the nest for whatever reason. Although handling him gently
now, the day will come when he is a drain on resources and he will be executed
if still around." ...Gordon C. Snelling

Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 6-25-09.
Copyright: Ron Hemberger 

Worker hauling a male. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza,
Orange County, CA. 6-25-09. Copyright: Ron Hemberger 
Worker hauling a male. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza,
Orange County, CA. 6-25-09. Copyright: Ron Hemberger