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California Harvester Ant

Pogonomyrmex californicus

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Field Notes

Notes:

Hard to get a good shot of these guys

Species ID Suggestions

Weaver Ants

Oecophylla smaragdina

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Comments (2)
Ronald and Amissa
Thank you, but it's definitely not a weaver ant. I'm leaning towards it being a California Harvester Ant.
Gordon Dietzman
Ants are often hard to ID, at least for me. This may be a harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex). I got stung by one once and it wasn't a pleasant sensation. This particular ant looks a little like a weaver ant, but I'm not sure weaver ants live in southern California and while I'm sure weaver ants sometimes descend to the ground they are tree-dwelling obligates.

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PublishedNovember 22, 2011

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