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I just did a little reading about the Formica genus and I confirmed that this genus is crazy huge and diverse. Even when considering just North America, there are groups and subgroups and so on. This source that I read ( http://antfarm.yuku.com/topic/11387/Identification-and-Distribution-of-Formica#...

AntsRule wrote:I have heard cork works well with Camponotus sp. because they can dig in it. Good luck I just caught my first queens today, I am so excited!!!

Good luck to you as well!

Awesome update! Is this your only colony right now? F. fusca, right?

This is a good dare!

Hey everyone new to this site my name is Phil and I live in spruce grove Alberta was wondering wich type of ant would be best if my formicarium is made of soil . It's almost end of April I did see camponotus around but not sure if there soil diggers ? Tetramorium, Lasius or Formica are probably you...

I agree, most of them look very much like C.herculeanus to me. The sixth one down looks like it has an uncharacteristically reddish gaster, but I don't know what that means I don't have enough experience with C.herculeanus to know. . . Good luck!

AntsRule wrote:This makes me so much more excited to start ant keeping I just have to get a queen, great job!!!

Welcome! Love your signature!

Good pictures! Where did you catch her?

Hey perry! Welcome to the forum! I am not sure about this queen, but she kinda looks like Lasius niger to me. I say that because she looks like she is a Lasius ant and she looks too dark to be neoniger . I hope you can get a confirmation! :D Thank you very much, I did a bit of digging and I found o...

Hard to tell, but she almost looks like Lasius to me.