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Pogonomyrmex californicus, or California harvester ant, [1] is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It is native to North America, where it occurs in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. [2] It is best known as the ant that is sent out for Uncle Milton's Ant Farm. [3]
Veromessor pergandei is a species of harvester ant native to the Southwestern United States, especially the deserts of southeastern California. It has also been identified in the Baja California peninsula of Mexico. [1] It was first described by Gustav Mayr, who named it Aphaenogaster pergandei.
Camponotus laevissimus (formerly C. laevigatus), the giant carpenter ant, is a species of carpenter ant native to western Canada, the United States, and Mexico. [2] [1] Workers measure between 7 and 13 millimetres (0.28 and 0.51 in) in length. It is generally shiny black with a blue tint, [3] and the body is covered in short white hairs. [3]
The southern fire ant (Solenopsis xyloni), also known as the Californian fire ant or cotton ant, [1]: 89 is a stinging fire ant native to southern parts of the United States. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Its behaviour is similar to the red imported fire ant (S. invicta) , although its sting is less painful.
Camponotus laevigatus, formerly Camponotus quercicola, [2] is a species of carpenter ant native to California. [1] It nests in the dead branches of oaks such as Quercus wislizeni (interior live oak). [1] The more widespread ant formerly called C. laevigatus is now Camponotus laevissimus. [1]
Myrmecocystus mexicanus is a species of ant in the genus Myrmecocystus, which is one of the six genera that bear the common name "honey ant" or "honeypot ant", due to curious behavior where some of the workers will swell with liquid food until they become immobile and hang from the ceilings of nest chambers, acting as living food storage for the colony.
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Alpine Beer Company is an American brewery founded in 1999 by Pat McIlhenney in Alpine, California. [1] Alpine Beer Company produces a variety of beers, many of which have high alcohol content and are strongly hopped beers. [2] The beers have acquired a following due to the popularity of such beers as Pure Hoppiness and Exponential Hoppiness IPAs.