Vista Big-headed Ant

Pheidole vistana

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae

Pheidole vistana is a species of big-headed ant native to Nevada, Arizona, California, Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Sonora. Its diet apparently consists of only insects, and many workers will cooperate to efficiently transport prey into the nest. It is a primarily nocturnal species that may rarely forage on overcast days.

Distribution

Vista Big-headed Ant — (c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Trevor Van Loon · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 89Mexico · 21

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Trevor Van Loon · CC-BY DescriptionPheidole vistana, Wikipedia contributors

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