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Ok so I took another look at them yesterday (been trying to not bother them since they're Crematogaster ). Due to size & where I found them, I got it down to C. laeviuscula, C. ashmeadi, C. lineolata, and C. cerasi . Their dark colors eliminated the red colored C. laeviuscula , and the fact they fle...

Gotcha. I'll have to try that if/when they get nanitics. I'm trying to leave them alone right now since all of the advice online agrees that this genus should be given space early on so as not to stress the queen.

Alright as I figured. I take it there's no easy way to distinguish which species? Considering how similar species are, that wouldn't surprise me.

If it helps, behaviorally they're fairly slow-moving. They are clumsy on the inside of the test tubes.

Lots of flights today after the rain came through. There were so many S. invicta queens running about today that I kinda ignored them entirely. These three queens though don't appear to be S. invicta . They do appear to possibly be the same species... Queens 1 & 2 were found very nearby each other, ...

Hey folks! I'm trying to get a better way to image ants than holding a magnifying glass in front of my iPhone camera. :lol: Sadly I don't have a ton of funds to dump into this so I'm trying to keep it under $40. My question is, would it be worthwhile to try a cheap digital microscope like https://ww...

Went for a walk today down by the river, they have a concrete walkway that goes through the woods. I did see some Solenopsis and Camponotus ants along the trail, but I saw tons and tons of this kind of black ant that I want identified. I'm not sure what it is... I figured Tetramorium at first but no...

Thanks y'all! Still haven't decided to kill her yet, might see if I can nab a queen of a different genus before winter hits in full. Gonna search the forums for some advice on finding them.

That's a neat idea, although I do not know how to do that! Where can I find info on making an insect collection?

Considering killing her if that's the case... I want ants, but I don't have the time or space to do fire ants. And I am not releasing an invasive species.