![● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec. Area, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 121 m / 398 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/06/11 12:28PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
Deftly Climbing over the large rocks that make up its rugged habitat, this Pogonomyrmex anzensis worker searches for seeds and other plant material. [scroll down for additional notes/references]
ADDITIONAL NOTES/REFERENCES:
At this location (Ocotillo Wells V.R.A.), we saw a few foraging workers with tiny unidentified seeds, and other plant parts. At the Pegleg location (see images in this gallery) we saw many workers retrieving the fallen seeds of brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). Like most other members the genus Pogonomyrmex, P.anzensis most likely supplements its intake of plant material by occasionally scavenging dead insects, or other arthropods. We did not observe any scavenging activity, however, at either of the locations we visited in April 2011.](http://www.pogolumina.net/NorthAmericanPogosbySpecies/Pogonomyrmex-anzensis/i-m7pvD32/2/Ti/7529_11_7D-Ti.jpg "● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec. Area, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 121 m / 398 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/06/11 12:28PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
Deftly Climbing over the large rocks that make up its rugged habitat, this Pogonomyrmex anzensis worker searches for seeds and other plant material. [scroll down for additional notes/references]
ADDITIONAL NOTES/REFERENCES:
At this location (Ocotillo Wells V.R.A.), we saw a few foraging workers with tiny unidentified seeds, and other plant parts. At the Pegleg location (see images in this gallery) we saw many workers retrieving the fallen seeds of brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). Like most other members the genus Pogonomyrmex, P.anzensis most likely supplements its intake of plant material by occasionally scavenging dead insects, or other arthropods. We did not observe any scavenging activity, however, at either of the locations we visited in April 2011.")
![● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec. Area, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 121 m / 398 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/06/11 1:20PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
[Image 2 of 2] Close-up view of the P. anzensis nest area indicated in the previous image. The entrance itself was a cave-like vertical opening, located just under the tip of the white rock at the arrow's point. Ruler is 15 cm / 6 inches.](http://www.pogolumina.net/NorthAmericanPogosbySpecies/Pogonomyrmex-anzensis/i-NHVjzhd/1/Ti/0638_11_7D-Ti.jpg "● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec. Area, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 121 m / 398 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/06/11 1:20PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
[Image 2 of 2] Close-up view of the P. anzensis nest area indicated in the previous image. The entrance itself was a cave-like vertical opening, located just under the tip of the white rock at the arrow's point. Ruler is 15 cm / 6 inches.")
![● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec. Area, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 121 m / 398 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/06/11 1:10PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
[Image 1 of 2] P. anzensis habitat at the Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Recreation Area. Slope is covered with very large rocks, and is dotted with creosote bush (Larrea tridentada), and brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). Arrow indicates position of the only nest we found at this locality - adjacent to a large brittlebush plant.](http://www.pogolumina.net/NorthAmericanPogosbySpecies/Pogonomyrmex-anzensis/i-T4kvBQB/1/Ti/0625_11_60D-Ti.jpg "● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec. Area, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 121 m / 398 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/06/11 1:10PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
[Image 1 of 2] P. anzensis habitat at the Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Recreation Area. Slope is covered with very large rocks, and is dotted with creosote bush (Larrea tridentada), and brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). Arrow indicates position of the only nest we found at this locality - adjacent to a large brittlebush plant.")
![● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., near Pegleg Smith monument, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 209 m / 687 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/09/11 4:33PM clear, breezy, air temp: 23°C / 74°F
[Image 1 of 2] Steep, rocky Pogonomyrmex anzensis habitat near the Pegleg Smith mounument, on the border of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Borrego Springs, California. Creosote bush (Larrea tridentada), and brittlebush (Encelai farinosa) were abundant here. P. anzensis workers were seen retrieving fallen brittlebush seeds from the ground, and transporting them back to the nest. Arrow indicates the location of one of the two nests we found at this locality.](http://www.pogolumina.net/NorthAmericanPogosbySpecies/Pogonomyrmex-anzensis/i-73t62QL/1/Ti/0779_11_60D-Ti.jpg "● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., near Pegleg Smith monument, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 209 m / 687 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/09/11 4:33PM clear, breezy, air temp: 23°C / 74°F
[Image 1 of 2] Steep, rocky Pogonomyrmex anzensis habitat near the Pegleg Smith mounument, on the border of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Borrego Springs, California. Creosote bush (Larrea tridentada), and brittlebush (Encelai farinosa) were abundant here. P. anzensis workers were seen retrieving fallen brittlebush seeds from the ground, and transporting them back to the nest. Arrow indicates the location of one of the two nests we found at this locality.")
![● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., near Pegleg Smith monument, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 209 m / 687 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/09/11 4:22PM clear, breezy, air temp: 23°C / 74°F
[Image 2 of 2] Close-up view of the entrance to the P. anzensis nest indicated in the previous image. Unlike the other two nests we saw, this one was not hidden by large rocks. A worker can be seen peering from the nest entrance in this natural-light image.](http://www.pogolumina.net/NorthAmericanPogosbySpecies/Pogonomyrmex-anzensis/i-Qd2SPxm/2/Ti/0767_11_7D-Ti.jpg "● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., near Pegleg Smith monument, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 209 m / 687 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/09/11 4:22PM clear, breezy, air temp: 23°C / 74°F
[Image 2 of 2] Close-up view of the entrance to the P. anzensis nest indicated in the previous image. Unlike the other two nests we saw, this one was not hidden by large rocks. A worker can be seen peering from the nest entrance in this natural-light image.")
![● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., near Pegleg Smith monument, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 209 m / 687 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/09/11 3:57PM clear, breezy, air temp: 22°C / 71°F
[IMAGE 2 of 4] These four images show Pogonomyrmex anzensis workers at their nest entrance. Workers would peer out timidly before exiting. We found three P. anzensis nests, and this was the only one not obscured by large rocks.](http://www.pogolumina.net/NorthAmericanPogosbySpecies/Pogonomyrmex-anzensis/i-ZbBTGT3/2/Ti/7936_11_7D-Ti.jpg "● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., near Pegleg Smith monument, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 209 m / 687 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/09/11 3:57PM clear, breezy, air temp: 22°C / 71°F
[IMAGE 2 of 4] These four images show Pogonomyrmex anzensis workers at their nest entrance. Workers would peer out timidly before exiting. We found three P. anzensis nests, and this was the only one not obscured by large rocks.")
![● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., near Pegleg Smith monument, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 209 m / 687 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/09/11 4:03PM clear, breezy, air temp: 22°C / 71°F
[IMAGE 4 of 4] These four images show Pogonomyrmex anzensis workers at their nest entrance. Workers would peer out timidly before exiting. We found three P. anzensis nests, and this was the only one not obscured by large rocks.](http://www.pogolumina.net/NorthAmericanPogosbySpecies/Pogonomyrmex-anzensis/i-Qtxq6k7/1/Ti/7957_11_7D-Ti.jpg "● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., near Pegleg Smith monument, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 209 m / 687 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/09/11 4:03PM clear, breezy, air temp: 22°C / 71°F
[IMAGE 4 of 4] These four images show Pogonomyrmex anzensis workers at their nest entrance. Workers would peer out timidly before exiting. We found three P. anzensis nests, and this was the only one not obscured by large rocks.")
![● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., near Pegleg Smith monument, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 209 m / 687 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/09/11 4:00PM clear, breezy, air temp: 22°C / 71°F
[IMAGE 3 of 4] These four images show Pogonomyrmex anzensis workers at their nest entrance. Workers would peer out timidly before exiting. We found three P. anzensis nests, and this was the only one not obscured by large rocks.](http://www.pogolumina.net/NorthAmericanPogosbySpecies/Pogonomyrmex-anzensis/i-GTfsLqQ/1/Ti/7945_11_7D-Ti.jpg "● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., near Pegleg Smith monument, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 209 m / 687 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/09/11 4:00PM clear, breezy, air temp: 22°C / 71°F
[IMAGE 3 of 4] These four images show Pogonomyrmex anzensis workers at their nest entrance. Workers would peer out timidly before exiting. We found three P. anzensis nests, and this was the only one not obscured by large rocks.")
![● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., near Pegleg Smith monument, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 209 m / 687 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/09/11 3:58PM clear, breezy, air temp: 22°C / 71°F
[IMAGE 1 of 4] These four images show Pogonomyrmex anzensis workers at their nest entrance. Workers would peer out timidly before exiting. We found three P. anzensis nests, and this was the only one not obscured by large rocks.](http://www.pogolumina.net/NorthAmericanPogosbySpecies/Pogonomyrmex-anzensis/i-xrpVbNW/2/Ti/7937_11_7D-Ti.jpg "● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., near Pegleg Smith monument, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 209 m / 687 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/09/11 3:58PM clear, breezy, air temp: 22°C / 71°F
[IMAGE 1 of 4] These four images show Pogonomyrmex anzensis workers at their nest entrance. Workers would peer out timidly before exiting. We found three P. anzensis nests, and this was the only one not obscured by large rocks.")
● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec. Area, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 121 m / 398 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/06/11 12:28PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
● 4/06/11 12:28PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
Deftly Climbing over the large rocks that make up its rugged habitat, this Pogonomyrmex anzensis worker searches for seeds and other plant material. [scroll down for additional notes/references]
ADDITIONAL NOTES/REFERENCES:
At this location (Ocotillo Wells V.R.A.), we saw a few foraging workers with tiny unidentified seeds, and other plant parts. At the Pegleg location (see images in this gallery) we saw many workers retrieving the fallen seeds of brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). Like most other members the genus Pogonomyrmex, P.anzensis most likely supplements its intake of plant material by occasionally scavenging dead insects, or other arthropods. We did not observe any scavenging activity, however, at either of the locations we visited in April 2011.
At this location (Ocotillo Wells V.R.A.), we saw a few foraging workers with tiny unidentified seeds, and other plant parts. At the Pegleg location (see images in this gallery) we saw many workers retrieving the fallen seeds of brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). Like most other members the genus Pogonomyrmex, P.anzensis most likely supplements its intake of plant material by occasionally scavenging dead insects, or other arthropods. We did not observe any scavenging activity, however, at either of the locations we visited in April 2011.
● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec. Area, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 121 m / 398 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/06/11 12:28PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
![● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec. Area, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 121 m / 398 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/06/11 12:28PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
Deftly Climbing over the large rocks that make up its rugged habitat, this Pogonomyrmex anzensis worker searches for seeds and other plant material. [scroll down for additional notes/references]
ADDITIONAL NOTES/REFERENCES:
At this location (Ocotillo Wells V.R.A.), we saw a few foraging workers with tiny unidentified seeds, and other plant parts. At the Pegleg location (see images in this gallery) we saw many workers retrieving the fallen seeds of brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). Like most other members the genus Pogonomyrmex, P.anzensis most likely supplements its intake of plant material by occasionally scavenging dead insects, or other arthropods. We did not observe any scavenging activity, however, at either of the locations we visited in April 2011.](http://www.pogolumina.net/NorthAmericanPogosbySpecies/Pogonomyrmex-anzensis/i-m7pvD32/2/L/7529_11_7D-L.jpg "● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec. Area, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 121 m / 398 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/06/11 12:28PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
Deftly Climbing over the large rocks that make up its rugged habitat, this Pogonomyrmex anzensis worker searches for seeds and other plant material. [scroll down for additional notes/references]
ADDITIONAL NOTES/REFERENCES:
At this location (Ocotillo Wells V.R.A.), we saw a few foraging workers with tiny unidentified seeds, and other plant parts. At the Pegleg location (see images in this gallery) we saw many workers retrieving the fallen seeds of brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). Like most other members the genus Pogonomyrmex, P.anzensis most likely supplements its intake of plant material by occasionally scavenging dead insects, or other arthropods. We did not observe any scavenging activity, however, at either of the locations we visited in April 2011.")
Deftly Climbing over the large rocks that make up its rugged habitat, this Pogonomyrmex anzensis worker searches for seeds and other plant material. [scroll down for additional notes/references]
ADDITIONAL NOTES/REFERENCES:
At this location (Ocotillo Wells V.R.A.), we saw a few foraging workers with tiny unidentified seeds, and other plant parts. At the Pegleg location (see images in this gallery) we saw many workers retrieving the fallen seeds of brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). Like most other members the genus Pogonomyrmex, P.anzensis most likely supplements its intake of plant material by occasionally scavenging dead insects, or other arthropods. We did not observe any scavenging activity, however, at either of the locations we visited in April 2011.
" href="javascript:openLB(1255206536,'',XLarge,'',1024,683);"> ● Anza-Borrego Desert S.P., Ocotillo Wells Vehicular Rec. Area, [San Diego Co], CA USA [el. 121 m / 398 ft] map location not yet available »
● 4/06/11 12:28PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
● 4/06/11 12:28PM overcast, breezy, air temp: 30°C / 86°F
Deftly Climbing over the large rocks that make up its rugged habitat, this Pogonomyrmex anzensis worker searches for seeds and other plant material. [scroll down for additional notes/references]
ADDITIONAL NOTES/REFERENCES:
At this location (Ocotillo Wells V.R.A.), we saw a few foraging workers with tiny unidentified seeds, and other plant parts. At the Pegleg location (see images in this gallery) we saw many workers retrieving the fallen seeds of brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). Like most other members the genus Pogonomyrmex, P.anzensis most likely supplements its intake of plant material by occasionally scavenging dead insects, or other arthropods. We did not observe any scavenging activity, however, at either of the locations we visited in April 2011.
At this location (Ocotillo Wells V.R.A.), we saw a few foraging workers with tiny unidentified seeds, and other plant parts. At the Pegleg location (see images in this gallery) we saw many workers retrieving the fallen seeds of brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). Like most other members the genus Pogonomyrmex, P.anzensis most likely supplements its intake of plant material by occasionally scavenging dead insects, or other arthropods. We did not observe any scavenging activity, however, at either of the locations we visited in April 2011.
See photo in original gallery.