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1858)","monogyne",{"biology":9,"husbandry":10,"nuptialFlight":10},"high","medium",[12,13],"US","MX",[15,16],"bite","strongSting",[18,19,20],"seeds","insects","sugar",4,[23,24],30,50,[26,27,28,29,30,31],"temperature","humidity","hibernationTemperature","workerSize","queenSize","maxWorkers","compiled","yml",false,"claustral","moderate",null,"recommended",[40,41],12,2,[40,43],16,[24,45],70,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fspecies\u002Fpogonomyrmex-barbatus\u002Fpogonomyrmex-barbatus.jpg",{"author":48,"license":49,"url":50},"Jake Nitta (froggy143)","CC BY 4.0","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.inaturalist.org\u002Fobservations\u002F99824074",800,1200,{"status":54,"checked":55},"free","2026-10-26",[57,58,59],"Pogonomyrmex rugosus","Pogonomyrmex occidentalis","Pogonomyrmex 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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 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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","Red harvester ant",[277],"Texas harvester ant","A big red seed harvester of southwestern deserts and grasslands, with a painful sting and colonies that live for 20 to 30 years.",{"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":264,"tagline":278,"__hash__":316},"speciesProfiles\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},"How long does a Pogonomyrmex barbatus colony live?","About 20 to 30 years, usually in the same nest. In a population censused every year since the 1980s near Rodeo, New Mexico, a colony grows from about 2,000 workers at 2 years old to a stable 10,000 or so at 5 years. From 4 or 5 years old, it sends winged queens and males to the yearly mating flight. In one genetic study there, only about a quarter of the colonies old enough to reproduce had daughter colonies on the study site.",{"question":294,"answer":295},"How does a red harvester ant colony decide when to forage?","Without any leader. Foragers leave the nest at a rate set by how often nestmates come back with seeds, so a good harvest draws more ants out, and foraging stops when the day gets too hot and dry. In Deborah Gordon's long-term study, colonies that foraged less on dry days, which costs them less water, raised more daughter colonies and lived just as long.",{"question":297,"answer":298},"Why must a red harvester ant queen mate with two kinds of males?","In many populations of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, the species is split into two genetic lineages. Daughters of parents from the same lineage become queens, while daughters of parents from different lineages become workers. A queen therefore needs males of both lineages to raise both workers and new queens, and she mates with many males. In eastern populations, such as those in Texas, caste depends on the environment, as in most ants.","Large workers, rusty red to deep red all over, with a beard of long hairs under the head, fine ridges on the head and a pair of spines at the back of the thorax. Pogonomyrmex rugosus is dark brown to blackish with a lighter, contrasting gaster and coarse, widely spaced head ridges, while P. occidentalis and P. californicus are smaller, and californicus has no thorax spines.","en",{},true,[304,307,310,312],{"kind":305,"text":306},"tip","Heat is what makes them grow. Keep the warm end of the nest at about 30 °C with a heat cable or mat and let the rest stay cooler. Sellers report that brood develops much more slowly below about 24 °C and that colonies barely grow at plain room temperature.",{"kind":308,"text":309},"watchOut","Honey water alone is not enough. One keeper fed eight young colonies only honey water and watched their brood shrink, and was told to leave out crushed seeds and give insects two to three times a week. Offer small seeds such as Kentucky bluegrass, dandelion or chia, and remove any that sprout or turn moldy.",{"kind":305,"text":311},"A founding queen can raise her first workers without food, but she does need moisture: in a lab study, water was the main factor in founding success. One keeper warns that Pogonomyrmex do not last long in a test tube alone, so move the young colony to a sand or soil setup with a damp corner. Give water through a plugged tube, not an open dish, since workers drown even in small drops.",{"kind":308,"text":313},"In the United States, moving any ant across state lines needs a USDA PPQ 526 permit. 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Temperature, humidity, food, hibernation, nest type... and much more!","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fbruma_ants_thumbnail_messor_barbarus_care_guide.png","Care Guides","\u002Fhow-to-care-for-messor-barbarus",{"id":393,"title":394,"description":395,"image":396,"categoryText":383,"path":397},"blog\u002Fhow-to-hibernate-your-ants.md","How To Hibernate Your Ants - Hibernation Tutorial","In this guide, we’re going to talk about hibernation: What is it? Why do ants need hibernation? Should I hibernate my ants? Let's see!","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fbruma_ants_thumbnail_hibernation_guide.png","\u002Fhow-to-hibernate-your-ants",1793205496394]