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Comanche harvester ant
Pogonomyrmex comanche
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Red Harvester AntPogonomyrmex barbatus
Texas Leafcutter AntAtta texana
Florida Harvester AntPogonomyrmex badius
California Harvester AntPogonomyrmex californicus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 752 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 512 |
| Kansas | 124 |
| Louisiana | 58 |
| Oklahoma | 35 |
| Arkansas | 9 |
| Utah | 7 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification
Ecological
- ColonialFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera |
| Family | Ants · Formicidae |
| Genus | Typical American Harvester Ants · Pogonomyrmex |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Comanche harvester ant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.