Pogonomyrmex californicus

Pogonomyrmex californicus
P. californicus worker from Arizona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Pogonomyrmex
Species:
P. californicus
Binomial name
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Cole, 1968

Pogonomyrmex californicus, or California harvester ant,[1] is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is native to North America, where it occurs in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.[2] It is best known as the ant that is sent out for Uncle Milton's Ant Farm.[3]

  1. ^ A Dictionary of Entomology. CABI. 2011. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-84593-542-9.
  2. ^ Lubertazzi, D.; G. Alpert (2010). "Pogonomyrmex californicus Buckley". Navajonature.org. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  3. ^ Hevesi, D. (January 29, 2011). "Milton M. Levine, 97, Inventor of Ant Farm, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 January 2011.