Pheidole bicarinata, the Common Big-Headed Ant is a species of ant in the genus Pheidole. [1] It is distributed across United States, from Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Utah and Nevada, east to New Jersey and Florida. It is found in a wide range of habitats. [2] [3]
Pheidole bicarinata are known to eat insects, collect seeds, and consume nectar from extrafloral nectaries. Seeds consumed include the seeds of Poa pratensis, Taraxanum officinale, Oenothera biennis, and more.
Colonies of Pheidole bicarinata grow quickly in captivity. They are noted to reach up to 4000 workers but rarely exceeding that number. Pheidole bicarinata has four larval instars.