Pheidole bicarinata
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| Pheidole bicarinata | |
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| Pheidole bicarinata major worker | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. bicarinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole bicarinata Mayr, 1870 | |
Pheidole bicarinata, the Common Big-Headed Ant is a species of ant in the genus Pheidole.[1][2] It is distributed across United States, from Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Utah and Nevada, east to New Jersey and Florida.[3] It is found in a wide range of habitats.[4][5]
Pheidole bicarinata are known to eat insects, collect seeds, and consume nectar from extrafloral nectaries.[2][4] Seeds consumed include the seeds of Poa pratensis, Taraxanum officinale, Oenothera biennis, and more.[2]
