What is a red harvester ant?
Pogonomyrmex barbatus is a species of the Pogonomyrmex genus. (2)
Pogonomyrmex barbatus is also known a red ant, red harvester ant. (2)
A red harvester ant is a type of ant. (1)
also known as Maricopa ants. (1)
What is NOT a red harvest ant?
fire ants (2)
What do red harvester ants do?
Red harvester ants
A sting from a red harvester ants will attack the victim’s body’s lymph nodes (1)
What do red harvester ants contain?
a poisonous sting (1)
Where are red harvester ants located?
in the western USA, including Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, and Texas (1)
native to Southwestern USA (2)
They prefer chaparral habitats. (2)
What eat red harvest ants?
desert horned lizards (2)
Texas horned lizard (2)
Resources
1. https://www.azpest.com/bug-blog/ants-with-the-most-harmful-bites-and-stings/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_harvester_ant
