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I live in Colorado, US. I have recently seen an ant species that is unlike anything I've ever seen. I started seeing only medium size workers during mid-summer afternoons near the creek by my house. I wondered if it was a new species, because in all my identification guides or internet searches I co...

Yeah, I would have to guess that it is some sort of solenopsis species of queen.

Thanks for the identification help! I first thought that they were thief ants, but there are not a lot where I live, so thanks for the ID help. I used to think that pharaoh ants did not live in my state, but after some research there are actually many sources that say that Pharoah ants can be in my ...

I think it is definitely camponotus or carpenter ant related species for sure.

I need help identifying this ant species. I am need going to use them to start a colony, but I would just like to know what species they are. They are the smallest ant species that I have ever seen in my life. They were near a pond and super small. They had multiple nest entrances and they were very...

If you have a pool or other standing water source its actually a good spot to retrieve queens. I retrieved around 60 from my pool last summer and managed to revive around 40 by letting them dry in a jar in the sun for a bit. They were tetramorium immigrans and were quite resilient despite most bein...

My name is Jackson Strong, and I'm 14, too. 8-) I would suggest finding out what species of ants live in your area. Then you can catch a queen ant of a species that lives in your area during their nuptial flights. After, that then you can rear the queen in a test-tube. If you don't want to catch a q...

Thanks for the help! I am not going to buy them anymore. I will try to find them during their nuptial flight here in June. I am not willing to risk them fighting, so I will just keep them in seperate test-tubes. Thanks for the help, again. :D Also, how long has Tetramorium sp. E been renamed to Tetr...

I am looking at buying some Tetramorium sp. E ants and I just wanted to know if they were polygyne ants. Could you just add in multiple queens? In read on a website that it was debatable whether tetramorium sp. ants are polygyne.

I read what you suggested. It was pretty helpful. Thanks!!