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HARVESTER ANT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- western harvester ant
1, record 1, English, western%20harvester%20ant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Hymenoptera) of the family Formicidae. 2, record 1, English, - western%20harvester%20ant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fourmi de l'Ouest
1, record 1, French, fourmi%20de%20l%27Ouest
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des hyménoptères) de la famille des Formicidae. 2, record 1, French, - fourmi%20de%20l%27Ouest
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-02-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- saltflat harvester ant
1, record 2, English, saltflat%20harvester%20ant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Hymenoptera) of the family Formicidae. 2, record 2, English, - saltflat%20harvester%20ant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fourmi saline
1, record 2, French, fourmi%20saline
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des hyménoptères) de la famille des Formicidae. 2, record 2, French, - fourmi%20saline
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-03-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- harvester ant
1, record 3, English, harvester%20ant
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ant that gathers and stores up seeds for food; a member of an Old World genus (Messor) common around the Mediterranean. 2, record 3, English, - harvester%20ant
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fourmi moissonneuse
1, record 3, French, fourmi%20moissonneuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les fourmis moissonneuses [...] appartiennent aux Myrmicinés, et sont représentées [...] par les espèces Messor (Messor barbara); végétariennes, elles récoltent les graines qu'elles trouvent dans les champs et les accumulent dans de vastes magasins. La moisson terminée elles se mettent en devoir de travailler leurs provisions, broyant les graines et les imprégnant de salive pour en faire une bouillie homogène. 2, record 3, French, - fourmi%20moissonneuse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-01-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- red harvester ant
1, record 4, English, red%20harvester%20ant
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The main food source for red harvester ants usually consists of seeds, which they hoard in great numbers, hence their name. 2, record 4, English, - red%20harvester%20ant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect of the family Formicidae. 3, record 4, English, - red%20harvester%20ant
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Pogonomyrmex barbatus
1, record 4, French, Pogonomyrmex%20barbatus
correct, Latin
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pogonomyrmex barbatus : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce de fourmis (Formicidae). 2, record 4, French, - Pogonomyrmex%20barbatus
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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