Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, or the western harvester ant, is a species of ant that inhabits the deserts and arid grasslands of the American West at or below 6,300 feet (1,900 m). Like other harvester ants in the genus Pogonomyrmex, it is so called because of its habit of collecting edible seeds and other food items. The specific epithet "occidentalis", meaning "of the west", refers to the fact that it is characteristic of the interior of the Western United States; its mounds of gravel, surrounded by areas denuded of plant life, are a conspicuous feature of rangeland. When numerous, they may cause such loss of grazing plants and seeds, as to constitute both a severe ecological and economic burden. They have a painful and venomous sting.
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| - Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (en)
- Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (nl)
- Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (ru)
- Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (sv)
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| - Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, or the western harvester ant, is a species of ant that inhabits the deserts and arid grasslands of the American West at or below 6,300 feet (1,900 m). Like other harvester ants in the genus Pogonomyrmex, it is so called because of its habit of collecting edible seeds and other food items. The specific epithet "occidentalis", meaning "of the west", refers to the fact that it is characteristic of the interior of the Western United States; its mounds of gravel, surrounded by areas denuded of plant life, are a conspicuous feature of rangeland. When numerous, they may cause such loss of grazing plants and seeds, as to constitute both a severe ecological and economic burden. They have a painful and venomous sting. (en)
- Pogonomyrmex occidentalis is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Myrmicinae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1865 door Cresson. (nl)
- Pogonomyrmex occidentalis är en myrart som först beskrevs av Cresson 1865. Pogonomyrmex occidentalis ingår i släktet Pogonomyrmex och familjen myror. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
- Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (лат.) — жалящий вид американских муравьёв-жнецов рода Pogonomyrmex из подсемейства Myrmicinae. Неарктика. Также известен как западный муравей-жнец (англ. Western harvester ant). (ru)
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| - P. occidentalis worker from California (en)
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| - Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, or the western harvester ant, is a species of ant that inhabits the deserts and arid grasslands of the American West at or below 6,300 feet (1,900 m). Like other harvester ants in the genus Pogonomyrmex, it is so called because of its habit of collecting edible seeds and other food items. The specific epithet "occidentalis", meaning "of the west", refers to the fact that it is characteristic of the interior of the Western United States; its mounds of gravel, surrounded by areas denuded of plant life, are a conspicuous feature of rangeland. When numerous, they may cause such loss of grazing plants and seeds, as to constitute both a severe ecological and economic burden. They have a painful and venomous sting. (en)
- Pogonomyrmex occidentalis is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Myrmicinae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1865 door Cresson. (nl)
- Pogonomyrmex occidentalis är en myrart som först beskrevs av Cresson 1865. Pogonomyrmex occidentalis ingår i släktet Pogonomyrmex och familjen myror. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
- Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (лат.) — жалящий вид американских муравьёв-жнецов рода Pogonomyrmex из подсемейства Myrmicinae. Неарктика. Также известен как западный муравей-жнец (англ. Western harvester ant). (ru)
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