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[dean_k]

Hey, guys.

 

Can you tell me more about this species?

 

I searched google and there weren't much. Some link gave me a post about the species having a gamergate. Some link told me that their sting is 10x bad as bee's sting or whatnot.

 

I've been interested in seed-eating ant species lately because they seem very easy to take care of.

Edited by dean_k, December 1 2014 - 9:11 AM.

[Gregory2455]

Most of this is true about all Pogonomyrmex sp. I do not know about the gamergate though... They are very closely related to both Pogonomyrnex rugosus, and Pogonomyrmex tenuispinus.

Edited by dspdrew, December 1 2014 - 10:32 AM.
Fixed P. tenuispinus spelling

[Foogoo]

Drew and Greg can probably comment more on this; I also thought they were an easy species since they're everywhere and shipped across the country for ant farms. But so far with the californicus and rugosus colonies I had/have, they can be challenging!

[dspdrew]

Actually Pogonomyrmex have been known to be a more difficult genus to rear; some species more than others.

[dean_k]

Is Messor sp identical to Pogonomyrmex sp?

[dspdrew]

Identical? Absolutely not. Similar though, in that they're both harvester ants.

[Jake]

Harvestor ants are all over the place around here.