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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 133-144 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Ethnobiology |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Taxonomic identity of "hallucinogenic" harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex californicus) confirmed. / Groark, Kevin P.
In: Journal of Ethnobiology, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2001, p. 133-144.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Taxonomic identity of "hallucinogenic" harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex californicus) confirmed
AU - Groark, Kevin P.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - The use of California harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex californicus) for visionary and therapeutic ends was an important but poorly-documented tradition in native south-central California. In this brief report, a confirmation of the taxonomic identity of the red ant species used in California is presented, and the descriptive record of its use is supplemented with additional ethnographic accounts. This taxonomic identification of this species is of particular importance, as visionary red ant ingestion provides the only well-documented case of the widespread use of an insect as an hallucinogenic agent.
AB - The use of California harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex californicus) for visionary and therapeutic ends was an important but poorly-documented tradition in native south-central California. In this brief report, a confirmation of the taxonomic identity of the red ant species used in California is presented, and the descriptive record of its use is supplemented with additional ethnographic accounts. This taxonomic identification of this species is of particular importance, as visionary red ant ingestion provides the only well-documented case of the widespread use of an insect as an hallucinogenic agent.
M3 - Article
VL - 21
SP - 133
EP - 144
JO - Journal of Ethnobiology
T2 - Journal of Ethnobiology
JF - Journal of Ethnobiology
SN - 0278-0771
IS - 2
ER -