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Very hard to tell from the photos, but this looks like Veromessor pergandei , which would have two petiole nodes. Thanks for the help. I'll try and get a closer look at her nodes sometime today and confirm for sure if she has two nodes. I'm also struggling to find good information about this specie...

I'm also now guessing somewhere along the lines of Camponotus Herculeanus or Camponotus nearcticus or something of the sort. A confirmation would still be great though.

Barfdog wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 29, 2017 2:18 am

Here's a video I took of her cleaning herself.


https://vimeo.com/210558407

A closer look and I saw what looked like an egg on the end of her gaster?

AntsSA wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:25 pm

http://imgur.com/a/tMYJF

wow that is a nice bundle of eggs. Can't imagine her haulin' those around for long. I wish I could help you with the ID, this will at least bump it. (oh and my 100th post)*confetti*

Here's a video I took of her cleaning herself.


https://vimeo.com/210558407

Hello, thanks for the help in advance. Caught: 3/28/17 time: Approximately 9:30pm Region: in the desert on a trail. Looked like she was about to start digging or finding an ideal place. Size: I apologize about the photos. I wasn't able to get a horizontal shot of her on the measuring tape because sh...

Well 1st I should tell u her back story :-) I saved her from my small water garden, she was swimming for her life, I test tubed her and within a week she started laying, several weeks later she had 6 very small workers, then I found her dead a week or 2 after. IDK if it was something I did b/c I tr...

Congrats, I had a queen Brachymyrmex once, be careful, she laid a small clutch of eggs and after 6 workers she died. Now all I have is her small colony left. Good luck with her. Thanks for the heads up. I'm just hoping shes mated. How long did you have her tubed before she laid? And did you use a h...

Caught 3/12/17 in Phoenix AZ crawling up the wall near my work back entrance at night around 8:00pm
Size: 5mm approximately
Characteristics: very fast, still has wings
Thank you!

So I recently got a hold of two Forelius Pruinosus ants from someone local in Phoenix, I'm fairly positive they are fully claustral. They have one worker with them as well. What I'm worried about is feeding them. I'm fairly certain since they have a worker it can help give them nourishment. But I k...