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Not Solenopsis, definitely Camponotus. Not to sure which specific species

Welcome! I think I also saw you post on https://www.formiculture.com/. Feel free to reach out anytime

The light trap principle works because of uv light emitted by the light bulb. CFLs emit some uv light, but overall a proper uv emitting black light will give you the best results. This should help a ton http://www.formiculture.com/topic/5816-any-suggestions-for-a-black-light-to-attract-flying-ants-h...

Looks like Tapinoma Sessile, but could be wrong. Anyone confirm?

I have not, from what I was able to find online though all referred to them as claustral. Guess there wrong though, which is very possible.

More photos please, side view and measurements?

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Mon May 02, 2022 10:04 pm

SYUTEO wrote: ↑

Mon May 02, 2022 8:43 pm

You have a Colobopsis leonardi queen, the workers are known to be 'exploding ants'. They are quite hard to keep in captivity, I failed twice already.

But she did lay eggs and shed her wings. Is she fully claustral?
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Yes, fully claustral.

Still not uploaded. Try uploading it to imgur.com and then share the link.

Lets start with what a semi-claustral setup is like. The most common, but not necessarily the best method is the tub and tube method. Personally I have had good success with this for my past myrmica queen. Just a small tupperware container with a test tube inside towards one of the corners. I prefer...

The first one is Pachycondyla harpax and it seems to be a queen, they are semi-claustral so they need to be fed during the founding stage and she also needs substrate for her pupae. The other two are not ants but wingless wasps (commonly called velvet ants) and they have a very potent sting. Edit: ...