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Tucson)","https:\u002F\u002Fexperts.arizona.edu\u002Fen\u002Fpublications\u002Fconsequences-of-harvester-ant-incursion-into-urbanized-areas-a-ca\u002F",[87],{"type":83,"title":117,"url":118,"covers":119},"Pinnas, Strunk, Wang and Thompson (1977), Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 59: Harvester ant sensitivity, in vitro and in vivo studies using whole body extracts and venom (serious reactions to P. maricopa and P. rugosus stings)","https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002F0091-6749(77)90170-1",[87],{"type":121,"title":122,"url":123,"covers":124},"reference","Wikipedia: Pogonomyrmex rugosus (range, colors, trunk trails, flights in July to September, colony size)","https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPogonomyrmex_rugosus",[101,87,102,111],{"type":121,"title":126,"url":127,"covers":128},"NavajoNature.org: Pogonomyrmex rugosus (Lubertazzi and Alpert, after Cole 1968: sculpture, colors, gravel disk, nest with 12 to 15 chambers, seed 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sting)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.antstore.net\u002Fshop\u002Fen\u002Fants\u002FAnts-from-America\u002FPogonomyrmex-rugosus.html",[88,87,111],{"type":155,"title":160,"url":161,"covers":162},"FormicaMarket: Pogonomyrmex rugosus care guide (nest 24 to 32 degrees, cool rest at about 15 degrees, dry seed stores, climbing and escape remarks)","https:\u002F\u002Fformicamarket.com\u002Fen\u002Fant-database\u002Fpogonomyrmex-rugosus\u002F",[88,87,111],{"type":155,"title":164,"url":165,"covers":166},"Ant Shack: Pogonomyrmex rugosus care sheet (hot and dry nest with one humid brood chamber, bone-dry granaries, seeds as staple)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ant-shack.com\u002Fpages\u002Fencyclopedia-entry\u002Fpogonomyrmex-rugosus",[88,87],{"type":155,"title":168,"url":169,"covers":170},"Ants R Us: Pogonomyrmex rugosus starter kit (nest 26 to 28 degrees C ideal, humidity 60 to 80%, queens fed every 2 to 3 weeks while founding, optional diapause of 6 to 8 weeks in late November, expert 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keepers)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.formiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F12247-pogonomyrmex-rugosus\u002F",[88],{"type":150,"title":196,"url":197,"covers":198},"Formiculture: Scrixx Pogonomyrmex journal (queens collected in July, heating cable needed before laying, sugar liquids caused worker losses, defensive biting)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.formiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F8501-scrixxs-pogonomyrmex-spp-journal\u002F",[88],{"type":150,"title":200,"url":201,"covers":202},"Formiculture: UA harvester journal, 2 species of Pogonomyrmex (P. rugosus colony from 8 to about 100 workers in five months)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.formiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F19471-uas-harvester-journal-2-species-of-pogonomyrmex\u002F",[88,87],{"type":150,"title":204,"url":205,"covers":206},"Formiculture: P. rugosus questions, first time founding this species (fully claustral, egg eating in bare tubes, dirt setups preferred)","https:\u002F\u002Fformiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F10157-p-rugosus-questionsfirst-time-founding-this-species",[88,87],{"type":150,"title":208,"url":209,"covers":210},"Formiculture: Pogonomyrmex rugosus brood development periods (about a month from egg to worker in a heated nest)","https:\u002F\u002Fformiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F3895-pogonomyrmex-rugosus-brood-development-periods",[88],{"type":150,"title":212,"url":213,"covers":214},"Formiculture: Glass and ants climbing (P. rugosus has trouble climbing glass and coarse plastic)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.formiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F620-glass-and-ants-climbing\u002F",[88],{"type":150,"title":216,"url":217,"covers":218},"Formiculture: Pogonomyrmex hibernation question (keepers disagree on whether a winter rest is needed)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.formiculture.com\u002Ftopic\u002F4079-pogonomyrmex-hibernation-question\u002F",[88],{"type":150,"title":220,"url":221,"covers":222},"Formiculture: Colorado Pogonomyrmex (keepers 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eggs: eggs without an embryo that serve as food for the larvae. In a laboratory study, about six in ten of the eggs laid by queens were trophic, and when young larvae were given access to them only 27 percent grew into queens, against 83 percent without them. The share of trophic eggs fell after a winter rest, which is also when new queens are usually raised. So unhatched eggs in a healthy nest are not automatically a problem.",{"question":275,"answer":276},"Why does my young Pogonomyrmex rugosus colony grow so slowly?","A slow start is common. One keeper had only about 15 workers after a year and called it the slowest-growing Pogonomyrmex around, another went from 8 workers to about 80 six months later after a very slow start, and a third colony grew from 8 to about 100 workers in under six months. Keepers say growth takes off with steady heat and food and that dirt-based setups do best. Brood needs about a month from egg to worker in a heated nest, so results lag behind any change you make.",{"question":278,"answer":279},"How deep does a wild Pogonomyrmex rugosus nest go?","A central shaft connects 12 to 15 chambers that radiate in different directions, with most of the nest in the top meter, where the seeds are stored. In southern New Mexico the deepest chambers lay in a moister layer of hardpan below the drier soil. In a laboratory study, a lone founding queen dug a nearly vertical shaft that reached about 16 cm within three days, until the bottom of the container stopped her. In captivity that translates into a dry area for the granaries and one damp chamber for the brood, and a sand or dirt setup deep enough to dig in.","Big, heavy-built workers, reddish brown to almost black (desert populations often have a lighter, redder gaster), with coarse, wrinkled ridges on the head and thorax and a beard of long hairs under the head. Telling it from the red harvester ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus is hard even for experts, who look at how coarse the ridges on the head and thorax are, with color only as a hint.","en",{},true,[285,288,291,293],{"kind":286,"text":287},"tip","Seeds are the staple: offer a mix of small grass and weed seeds such as dandelion, chia, canary seed and millet, plus a few small insects each week. Keep the seed stores dry and clear out seeds that sprout or turn moldy. Sugar liquids are optional, and some keepers lost workers in them, so offer them sparingly.",{"kind":289,"text":290},"watchOut","A founding queen needs no food at all, but she does need patience: she does better in sand or dirt where she can dig than in a bare tube, where some queens eat their eggs, and a young colony can stay tiny for months before it takes off. Keep it warm and undisturbed instead of tinkering.",{"kind":289,"text":292},"The sting is painful and can trigger serious allergic reactions in sensitive people, and the workers use it when the nest is opened or a lid slips. Move them with tube connectors rather than fingers, and think twice if anyone in the household is allergic to ant or wasp stings.",{"kind":286,"text":294},"Heat one side of the nest only, keep the heater away from the water tube because the warmth can make it flood, and give the brood one damp chamber next to the dry seed store.","\u002Fspecies\u002Fpogonomyrmex-rugosus",{"description":267},"Gl9B59clVGjup2zneauot2mIgm6s2eD7m7O70WTt-cY",[299,300],"Mexico","United States",[302,303],{"name":56,"slug":35},{"name":57,"slug":35},[305,333,351],{"slug":306,"scientificName":307,"genus":308,"nickname":309,"aliases":310,"tagline":313,"image":314,"experience":315,"guide":316,"difficulty":317,"workerSize":318,"majorSize":320,"queenSize":321,"temperature":323,"hibernation":326,"hibernationTemperature":327,"hibernationBand":328,"sizeClass":10,"founding":33,"colonyStructure":329,"regions":330},"pheidole-pallidula","Pheidole pallidula","Pheidole","Big-headed ant",[311,312],"Pallid big-headed ant","Pallid ant","Tiny minors, big-headed majors and a real talent for escaping.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fpheidole_pallidula_colony_inside_test_tube.jpeg","firstHand","how-to-care-for-pheidole-pallidula","7",[39,319],4,6,[65,322],8,[324,325],21,28,"required",[38,42],"mild","facultative",[331,332],"europe","northAfrica",{"slug":334,"scientificName":335,"genus":336,"nickname":267,"aliases":337,"tagline":338,"image":339,"experience":30,"guide":35,"difficulty":21,"workerSize":340,"majorSize":66,"queenSize":341,"temperature":343,"hibernation":326,"hibernationTemperature":345,"hibernationBand":348,"sizeClass":10,"founding":33,"colonyStructure":7,"regions":349},"camponotus-fallax","Camponotus fallax","Camponotus",[],"A shy, slender tree dweller that freezes when startled, nests in dead branches and keeps its colony small.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fspecies\u002Fcamponotus-fallax.jpg",[319,322],[322,342],11,[324,344],27,[346,347],5,10,"cold",[331,332,350],"middleEast",{"slug":352,"scientificName":353,"genus":354,"nickname":355,"aliases":356,"tagline":358,"image":359,"experience":30,"guide":35,"difficulty":21,"workerSize":360,"majorSize":320,"queenSize":362,"temperature":363,"hibernation":326,"hibernationTemperature":364,"hibernationBand":348,"sizeClass":10,"founding":33,"colonyStructure":7,"regions":365},"colobopsis-truncata","Colobopsis truncata","Colobopsis","European gate-keeper ant",[357],"Doorkeeper ant","A shy tree dweller whose soldiers, and the queen herself, seal the nest door with flat, plug-shaped heads.","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fspecies\u002Fcolobopsis-truncata.jpg",[361,346],3,[320,322],[324,325],[346,347],[331,350],[367,374,381],{"id":368,"title":369,"description":370,"image":371,"categoryText":372,"path":373},"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","Ant Keeping Basics","\u002Fhow-to-hibernate-your-ants",{"id":375,"title":376,"description":377,"image":378,"categoryText":379,"path":380},"blog\u002Fytong-vs-acrylic-which-is-better-for-an-ant-nest.md","Ytong vs Acrylic - Which Is Better For An Ant Nest?","In this article, we’re going to talk about two of the most popular types of ant nests: acrylic nests and Ytong nests! Let's compare them!","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fbruma_ants_thumbnail_ytong_vs_acrylic.png","Product Comparisons","\u002Fytong-vs-acrylic-which-is-better-for-an-ant-nest",{"id":382,"title":383,"description":384,"image":385,"categoryText":386,"path":387},"blog\u002Fhow-to-care-for-messor-barbarus.md","How To Care for Messor barbarus","In this guide, you will learn how to care for Messor barbarus! 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",1791900227067]