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After 3 or 4 weeks of just eggs, I woke up tlthis morning o see a little worker ant. I'm still trying to get the img tags to work. Here's the link in the mean time.

https://imgur.com/gallery/W4vQiZs

should you place her in a test tube setup

I have her in a TarHeelAnts mini starter Hearth. I did start her in a test tub but she would not settle down and pulling at the cotton. Which I am aware is normal, but i live in an apartment building and can't risk her escaping.

Cant get the img to display, even after tutorial. So here's the link instead. http://imgur.com/a/HjqRqrj First time ant keeper, caught this queen over a week ago. I watched her rip the wings off, so I knew she was ready to go! First couple days she spent some time in her out world, and I was concern...

I saw my first queen last month, and unfortunately I was not ready to catch her. Going to try my luck in the forrest this week while temperatures are still good.

Yes, Myrmica rubra are easily mistaken for Solenopsis invicta, especially to people who don't care about ants and/or think every red ant is a fire ant. Here are some examples of red ants that are not fire ants Myrmica sp. Pogonomyrmex sp. Acromyrmex/Atta sp. some Pheidole sp. Aphhaenogaster sp. som...

The best starter species in temperate North America are from the genera- Lasius Formica Camponotus Tetramorium Solenopsis (molesta, definately not invicta or geminata) Temnothorax Thanks for the input, I'll look into those ! As for the fire ants, I did some reading and there have sightings in my ci...

Hey everyone ! First timer here, and I live in New Brunswick. No queens yet because I decided to start a colony recently. I am waiting until spring to catch my first one. Now I've been looking at species in New Brunswick, and I'm wondering what your thoughts are on ants for a beginner! I've read we ...