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hybridization)","https:\u002F\u002Fpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Farticles\u002FPMC4541987",[91,92,93],"taxonomy","biology","distribution",{"type":87,"title":95,"url":96,"covers":97},"Volny and Gordon (2002), PNAS 99: Genetic basis for queen-worker dimorphism in a social insect (workers come from parents of two different lineages, queens from parents of the same lineage)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1073\u002Fpnas.092066699",[92],{"type":87,"title":99,"url":100,"covers":101},"Ingram, Pilko, Heer and Gordon (2013), Journal of Animal Ecology 82: Colony life history and lifetime reproductive success of red harvester ant colonies (site near Rodeo, New Mexico, colonies live about 25 to 30 years and reproduce from 4 to 5 years old, one mating aggregation a year, queens must mate with at least one male of each lineage, about a quarter of the possible parent colonies had offspring colonies on the site)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1111\u002F1365-2656.12036",[92,102],"nuptialFlight",{"type":87,"title":104,"url":105,"covers":106},"Gordon (2013), Nature 498: The rewards of restraint in the collective regulation of foraging by harvester ant colonies (colonies that forage less on dry days have more offspring colonies and survive as long, colony lifespan of 20 to 30 years)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1038\u002Fnature12137",[92],{"type":87,"title":108,"url":109,"covers":110},"Gordon, Dektar and Pinter-Wollman (2013), PLoS One 8: Harvester ant colony variation in foraging activity and response to humidity (outgoing foragers depend on the rate of foragers returning with food, colonies differ consistently from year to year)","https:\u002F\u002Fpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Farticles\u002FPMC3662670",[92],{"type":87,"title":112,"url":113,"covers":114},"Sundaram, Steiner and Gordon (2022), Ecological Monographs 92: Rainfall, neighbors, and foraging, the dynamics of a population of red harvester ant colonies 1988 to 2019 (colonies live about 30 years, new colonies depend on rainfall, decline during the drought)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1002\u002Fecm.1503",[92],{"type":87,"title":116,"url":117,"covers":118},"Gordon (2025), Ecology and Evolution 15: Nest entrance architecture and the regulation of foraging activity in desert harvester ants (about 2,000 workers at 2 years and a stable 10,000 at 5 years, nest about 1 m deep with a retreat tunnel to 2 m, seed chambers deep in the nest, foraging stops when it gets too hot and dry)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1002\u002Fece3.72122",[92],{"type":87,"title":120,"url":121,"covers":122},"Johnson (1998), Insectes Sociaux 45: Foundress survival and brood production in the desert seed-harvester ants Pogonomyrmex rugosus and P. barbatus (water is the main factor in founding success, barbatus queens are smaller but raise more workers and brood, read through abstract excerpts)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1007\u002Fs000400050086",[92,123],"husbandry",{"type":87,"title":125,"url":126,"covers":127},"Robinson and colleagues (2023), Journal of Biological Chemistry 300: Peptide toxins that target vertebrate voltage-gated sodium channels underly the painful stings of harvester ants (intense local pain lasting several hours, P. barbatus venom toxicity in mice)","https:\u002F\u002Fpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\u002Farticles\u002FPMC10821600",[92],{"type":87,"title":129,"url":130,"covers":131},"Young and Howell (1954), Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 35: The mating swarm of the Texas harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) (swarm at about 2 pm on 2 August 1954 near El Reno, Oklahoma, the day after the first rain in over a month, on a clear 37 degrees C day, mating on the ground, earlier records from late June in Texas)","https:\u002F\u002Fojs.library.okstate.edu\u002Fosu\u002Findex.php\u002FOAS\u002Farticle\u002Fview\u002F3813",[102,92],{"type":87,"title":133,"url":134,"covers":135},"Wheeler (1917), Psyche 24: Notes on the marriage flights of some Sonoran ants (flight of P. barbatus, as P. barbatus molefaciens, at 5 pm on 31 July at Tempe, Arizona, queens digging along the damp edges of puddles after rains)","https:\u002F\u002Fgroups.csail.mit.edu\u002Fmac\u002Fprojects\u002Fpsyche\u002F24\u002F24-177.html",[102],{"type":87,"title":137,"url":138,"covers":139},"Ríos-Casanova and colleagues (2014), Sociobiology 61: Activity patterns of a harvester ant in an inter-tropical semiarid zone in central Mexico (P. barbatus stays active in winter in the Tehuacán Valley, while activity stops in winter in temperate deserts, abstract only)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.13102\u002Fsociobiology.v61i2.133-135",[92,93],{"type":141,"title":142,"url":143,"covers":144},"reference","AntCat: Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Smith, 1858), valid species, described as Myrmica barbata from a queen from Mexico (read through the AntCat API)","https:\u002F\u002Fantcat.org\u002Fcatalog\u002F445224",[91],{"type":141,"title":146,"url":147,"covers":148},"Catalogue of Life: Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Smith, 1858) (AntCat classification: Myrmicinae, Pogonomyrmecini)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.catalogueoflife.org\u002Fdata\u002Ftaxon\u002F77SM7",[91],{"type":141,"title":150,"url":151,"covers":152},"AntWiki: Pogonomyrmex barbatus (large, red and aggressive, fine head ridges against the coarse ones of P. rugosus, about 10 mm long, crater mounds about 1 m wide, very painful sting, read through search excerpts)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.antwiki.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPogonomyrmex_barbatus",[91,92,93],{"type":141,"title":154,"url":155,"covers":156},"GBIF: Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Smith, 1858), occurrence records by country (United States and Mexico) and English name red harvester 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Mexico and Arizona, flights after rain mostly in August and September, cleared nest disks, powerful sting)","https:\u002F\u002Furbanentomology.tamu.edu\u002Furban-pests\u002Fants\u002Fred_harvester\u002F",[91,92,93,102],{"type":141,"title":170,"url":171,"covers":172},"NavajoNature.org: Pogonomyrmex californicus (Lubertazzi and Alpert: small, light red, coarse ridges with shining spaces, no spines on the propodeum)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.navajonature.org\u002Fants\u002Fmyrmicinae\u002Fpogonomyrmex-californicus.html",[91],{"type":141,"title":174,"url":175,"covers":176},"Wikipedia: Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (workers about 6 mm, conical gravel mound, interior West)","https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPogonomyrmex_occidentalis",[91,93],{"type":178,"title":179,"url":180,"covers":181},"careSheet","AntScout: Pogonomyrmex barbatus (claustral founding, workers 7 to 10 mm and queen about 12 mm, nest 25 to 30 degrees C, winter rest of 2 to 3 months at 10 to 15 degrees C, colonies up to 10,000 to 12,000 workers, poor climbers on smooth surfaces, flight records from June to August with a peak in July and around 17:00)","https:\u002F\u002Fantscout.com\u002Fspecies\u002Fpogonomyrmex-barbatus",[123,92,102],{"type":178,"title":183,"url":184,"covers":185},"Ant Shack: Pogonomyrmex barbatus species profile (nest 26 to 30 degrees C in the care section and 22 to 28 in the header, a small humid corner for the eggs and young larvae, colonies of 10,000 to 15,000 workers, optional winter rest from December to February at 15 to 18 degrees C, seeds and insects, poor climbers on smooth surfaces, workers drown easily)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ant-shack.com\u002Fpages\u002Fencyclopedia-entry\u002Fpogonomyrmex-barbatus",[123,92],{"type":178,"title":187,"url":188,"covers":189},"FormicaMarket: Pogonomyrmex barbatus care guide (claustral and monogyne, nest 22 to 32 degrees C with a warm corner, 30 to 60% humidity, cool rest at about 12 degrees C called essential, small seeds for the larvae, climbing barrier, colonies up to 12,000 workers)","https:\u002F\u002Fformicamarket.com\u002Fen\u002Fant-database\u002Fpogonomyrmex-barbatus\u002F",[123,92],{"type":178,"title":191,"url":192,"covers":193},"Ants R Us: Pogonomyrmex barbatus red harvester ant starter kit (nest 20 to 28 degrees C with 26 ideal, 60 to 80% humidity, no hibernation but an optional diapause of 6 to 8 weeks from late November, founding queens may be fed every 2 to 3 weeks)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.antsrus.com\u002Fproduct-page\u002Fpogomyrmex-barbatus-red-harvester-ant-starter-kit",[123],{"type":178,"title":195,"url":196,"covers":197},"AntGear: Pogonomyrmex barbatus (heat gradient of 80 to 95 degrees F, development slows a lot below 75 degrees F, seed list, check seeds 2 to 3 times a week and remove sprouted or moldy ones, Fluon barrier)","https:\u002F\u002Fantgear.com\u002Fproduct\u002Fpogonomyrmex-barbatus\u002F",[123],{"type":178,"title":199,"url":200,"covers":201},"Tar Heel Ants: Pogonomyrmex barbatus colony (heat source needed for growth, at least 78 degrees F, dry seed stores, constant water, poor climbers on glass and acrylic, shipped under permits only to the states where the species is native)","https:\u002F\u002Ftarheelants.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fpogonomyrmex-barbatus-colony-3-5-workersmini-hearth-bundle",[123,202],"legal",{"type":178,"title":204,"url":205,"covers":206},"Stateside Ants: Pogonomyrmex barbatus (nest 88 to 95 degrees F, no growth at room temperature, a short diapause of 3 to 5 weeks at room temperature or slightly cooler, read through search excerpts)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.statesideants.com\u002Fproduct-page\u002Fpogonomyrmex-barbatus",[123],{"type":208,"title":209,"url":210,"covers":211},"forum","Formiculture: Pogonomyrmex (an Arizona keeper on P. barbatus: fully claustral, kept in the upper 80s to low 90s degrees F all year, no hibernation needed, about two thirds seeds and one third insects, climbs better than most Pogonomyrmex, very painful sting)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.formiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F14491-pogonomyrmex",[123,92],{"type":208,"title":213,"url":214,"covers":215},"Formiculture: First time with Pogonomyrmex queens, production has slowed (eight P. barbatus queens caught in late June kept at about 85 degrees F, brood shrank on honey water, a P. californicus keeper advised protein 2 to 3 times a week and piles of crushed seeds)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.formiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F9730-first-time-with-pogonomyrmex-queens-production-has-slowed",[123],{"type":208,"title":217,"url":218,"covers":219},"Formiculture: Pogonomyrmex barbatus founding tips (Pogonomyrmex do not last in the long run in a tube alone, dirt boxes, founding queens sensitive to light and vibration, one keeper says fully claustral)","https:\u002F\u002Fformiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F9258-pogonomyrmex-barbatus-founding-tips",[123],{"type":208,"title":221,"url":222,"covers":223},"Formiculture: Are Pogonomyrmex barbatus fully claustral (keepers cite ASU as fully claustral, some feed founding queens small amounts)","https:\u002F\u002Fformiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F11905-are-pogonomyrmex-barbatus-fully-claustral",[123,92],{"type":208,"title":225,"url":226,"covers":227},"Formiculture: Nance Pogonomyrmex barbatus journal (Fort Worth colony at 80 to 85 degrees F, foods taken and refused, first winter at room temperature, workers struggle to climb the outworld walls)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.formiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F7394-nances-pogonomyrmex-barbatus-journal\u002F",[123],{"type":208,"title":229,"url":230,"covers":231},"Formiculture: pogo barbatus flight (Texas keepers: flights after heavy rain on hot, sunny, calm days, wind and clouds stop them)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.formiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F1623-pogo-barbatus-flight\u002F",[102],{"type":208,"title":233,"url":234,"covers":235},"Formiculture: Preparation for 2016 anting season (quotes an Arizona study, Pogonomyrmex flights start a few days after the summer rains, from mid July to early September, P. barbatus flew from 15:30 to 17:00)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.formiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F2463-preparation-for-2016-anting-season\u002F",[102],{"type":141,"title":237,"url":238,"covers":239},"EU list of invasive alien species of Union concern (Implementing Regulation 2016\u002F1141, consolidated)","https:\u002F\u002Feur-lex.europa.eu\u002Feli\u002Freg_impl\u002F2016\u002F1141\u002Foj",[202],{"type":141,"title":241,"url":242,"covers":243},"Wikipedia: List of invasive alien species of Union concern (114 species in 2025, the listed ants are Brachyponera chinensis, Solenopsis geminata, invicta and richteri, and Wasmannia auropunctata, no Pogonomyrmex)","https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FList_of_invasive_alien_species_of_Union_concern",[202],{"type":141,"title":245,"url":246,"covers":247},"MITECO: Spanish Catalogue of Invasive Alien Species, arthropods (no Pogonomyrmex)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.miteco.gob.es\u002Fes\u002Fbiodiversidad\u002Ftemas\u002Fconservacion-de-especies\u002Fespecies-exoticas-invasoras\u002Fce_eei_artropodos_nc.html",[202],{"type":141,"title":249,"url":250,"covers":251},"Bundesartenschutzverordnung (BArtSchV), Anlage 1: protected species in Germany (the only ants listed are Formica species)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gesetze-im-internet.de\u002Fbartschv_2005\u002Fanlage_1.html",[202],{"type":141,"title":253,"url":254,"covers":255},"Gifttiergesetz Nordrhein-Westfalen: venomous animals whose keeping is banned (snakes, scorpions and spiders, no ants)","https:\u002F\u002Frecht.nrw.de\u002Flrgv\u002Fgesetz\u002F30122025-gifttiergesetz-gifttierg-nrw",[202],{"type":141,"title":257,"url":258,"covers":259},"Japan Ministry of the Environment: designated invasive alien species under the Invasive Alien Species Act (no Pogonomyrmex)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.env.go.jp\u002Fnature\u002Fintro\u002F2outline\u002Flist.html",[202],{"type":141,"title":261,"url":262,"covers":263},"USDA APHIS: Invertebrate pets (a PPQ 526 permit is needed to move, import or sell any ant species between US states, locally caught ants need no USDA permit)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aphis.usda.gov\u002Forganism-soil-imports\u002Finvertebrate-pets",[202],"species\u002Fpogonomyrmex-barbatus","Myrmicinae",[267,268],26,32,"Pogonomyrmecini",[67,271],10,"pf7Nz3XVvhdgvtuykbp4NUqWadW9vCDKABFs_zMuoSw","pogonomyrmex-barbatus","Pogonomyrmex","Hormiga cosechadora roja",[277],"Hormiga colorada","Una gran cosechadora de semillas roja de los desiertos y pastizales del suroeste, con una picadura dolorosa y colonias que viven de 20 a 30 años.",{"id":280,"title":281,"aliases":276,"body":282,"description":286,"extension":288,"faqs":289,"identification":299,"language":300,"meta":301,"navigation":302,"nickname":275,"notes":303,"path":314,"seo":315,"stem":316,"tagline":278,"__hash__":317},"speciesProfiles\u002Fes\u002Fspecies\u002Fpogonomyrmex-barbatus.md","Pogonomyrmex Barbatus",{"type":283,"value":284,"toc":285},"minimark",[],{"title":286,"searchDepth":41,"depth":41,"links":287},"",[],"md",[290,293,296],{"question":291,"answer":292},"¿Cuánto vive una colonia de Pogonomyrmex barbatus?","De 20 a 30 años aproximadamente, normalmente en el mismo nido. En una población censada cada año desde la década de 1980 cerca de Rodeo, Nuevo México, una colonia pasa de unas 2000 obreras a los 2 años de edad a una cifra estable de unas 10 000 a los 5 años. A partir de los 4 o 5 años de edad, envía reinas aladas y machos al vuelo nupcial anual. En un estudio genético realizado allí, solo una cuarta parte aproximadamente de las colonias con edad suficiente para reproducirse tenía colonias hijas en la zona de estudio.",{"question":294,"answer":295},"¿Cómo decide una colonia de hormiga cosechadora roja cuándo salir a forrajear?","Sin ningún líder. Las obreras forrajeadoras salen del nido a un ritmo que depende de la frecuencia con que sus compañeras de nido vuelven con semillas, así que una buena cosecha atrae a más hormigas al exterior, y el forrajeo se detiene cuando el día se vuelve demasiado caluroso y seco. En el estudio a largo plazo de Deborah Gordon, las colonias que forrajeaban menos los días secos, lo que les cuesta menos agua, criaron más colonias hijas y vivieron tanto como las demás.",{"question":297,"answer":298},"¿Por qué una reina de hormiga cosechadora roja debe aparearse con dos tipos de machos?","En muchas poblaciones del sureste de Arizona y el suroeste de Nuevo México, la especie se divide en dos linajes genéticos. Las hijas de padres del mismo linaje se convierten en reinas, mientras que las hijas de padres de linajes distintos se convierten en obreras. Por tanto, una reina necesita machos de ambos linajes para criar tanto obreras como nuevas reinas, y se aparea con muchos machos. En las poblaciones orientales, como las de Texas, la casta depende del entorno, como en la mayoría de las hormigas.","Obreras grandes, de rojo óxido a rojo intenso por todo el cuerpo, con una barba de pelos largos bajo la cabeza, crestas finas en la cabeza y un par de espinas en la parte posterior del tórax. Pogonomyrmex rugosus es de color marrón oscuro a negruzco, con el gáster más claro y contrastado y crestas gruesas y muy separadas en la cabeza, mientras que P. occidentalis y P. californicus son más pequeñas, y californicus no tiene espinas en el tórax.","es",{},true,[304,307,310,312],{"kind":305,"text":306},"tip","El calor es lo que las hace crecer. Mantén el extremo cálido del nido a unos 30 °C con un cable calefactor o una manta térmica y deja el resto más fresco. Los vendedores informan de que la cría se desarrolla mucho más despacio por debajo de unos 24 °C y de que las colonias apenas crecen a temperatura ambiente normal.",{"kind":308,"text":309},"watchOut","El agua con miel sola no basta. Un criador alimentó a ocho colonias jóvenes solo con agua con miel, vio cómo se reducía la cría y le aconsejaron poner semillas trituradas y dar insectos dos o tres veces por semana. Ofrece semillas pequeñas, como poa de los prados, diente de león o chía, y retira las que broten o se enmohezcan.",{"kind":305,"text":311},"Una reina fundadora puede criar a sus primeras obreras sin comida, pero sí necesita humedad: en un estudio de laboratorio, el agua fue el factor principal del éxito de la fundación. Un criador advierte de que las Pogonomyrmex no duran mucho si se quedan solo en un tubo de ensayo, así que traslada la colonia joven a un montaje de arena o tierra con un rincón húmedo. Da el agua en un tubo con tapón, no en un recipiente abierto, ya que las obreras se ahogan incluso en gotas pequeñas.",{"kind":308,"text":313},"En Estados Unidos, trasladar cualquier hormiga de un estado a otro requiere un permiso USDA PPQ 526. 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