Pogonomyrmex snellingi
Pogonomyrmex snellingi
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
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Roy R. Snelling (September 30, 1934 — April 21, 2008) was an internationally renowned American entomologist who studied Hymenoptera, mainly ants, wasps and bees. He was an emeritus collections manager at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County where he worked for over 30 years, joining the museum in 1963 and retiring in 1993.
Pogonomyrmex es un género de hormigas (familia Formicidae) que se encuentran principalmente en los desiertos de América del Norte, Central y del Sur, con una sola especie endémica de Haití. Descripción Tienen una estructura llamada "psamoforo" que se usa para coleccionar semillas, arena, guijarros o huevos. Las obreras tienen uno de los venenos más tóxicos de las hormigas.
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionRoy Snelling, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family

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