Red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus)

Red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus)

* Family: Formicidae,

* Subfamily: Myrmicinae,

* Tribe: Myrmicini,

* Genus: Pogonomyrmex,

* Species: P. barbatus,

* Class: Insecta,

* Order: Hymenoptera,

* Type: Bug,

* Diet: Omnivore,

* Average life span in the wild: Several weeks to several years,

* Size: large (57 millimetres),

* Weight: no data,

* Group name: Army or colony.

* Video: by "Don DesJardin"

** There are 22 species of harvester ants in the United States with most occurring in the west. Worker harvester ants are often sold as inhabitants of ant farms.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_harvester_ant

or http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg361.html

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[Thebizzle21]

good close up