Subject: Harvester Ants, Pogonomyrmex sp.

Location: Near Sitting Bull Falls, Eddy County, New Mexico

Stock Number: 06-24359

Comment: In the United States, only one species of Harvester Ant lives east of the Mississippi River, while 21 others live in the West. The genus gets its common name from the ants’ habit of harvesting and storing seeds for consumption later. As with other members of this subfamily, the females have a sting.