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The genus name for American harvester ants, Pogonomyrmex, means "bearded ant", and it refers to a basket of hairs on the underside of the head that helps these desert ants carry dry sand.
Monahans Sandhills State Park, Texas.
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It has been a while... so have some ants!
I believe these are Red Harvester Ants taken near Lake Hefner in Oklahoma
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