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5 june 2023 Gave her another wet cotton. Eggs are doing great and she's alive. I noticed a pattern with their nests that the will always live in a hollow thing sticking up in the soil so for their nest i will have to mount it on a stick in their outworld. (I could make a terrarium sort of thing but...

A wild colony of the same species might accept the brood. Was the queen from the genus Solenopsis? If so, don't feel bad; they die for no reason with everyone.

I caught this queen this evening and am unsure what species it is. I believe it to be Lasius Injectus, in which case I will have to return it to the wild, as I am unwilling to attempt to start a parasitic ant colony. This is the first queen I've found this year, so that would be disappointing, lol....

Size: Around the same size as black carpenter ant majors (not super majors, just regular majors) When: Approximately 4pm EST, June 5th 2023 Where: Recently (3 months ago) cleared part of a forested area near a pond in Northern Indiana. Appearance: I think the pictures show it better than I can desc...

She is not Camponotus. Nineteen millimeters sounds a bit big, but I'm still going to say Formica subsericea queen.

I found two of these ants near Almo, Idaho today and was wondering: 1) Are they even queens ants, and 2) If they are queen ants, what species are they. I am pretty sure that they are queens of the Camponotus sp. but wanted to make sure. Thanks! https://imgur.com/a/j9H2ws5 I believe she is a Formica...

NolanGiesbrecht wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:49 am

How do you add a picture it never works try this link
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ny5NxMzATtxAPN2KA

The link worked. I would suggest naming them 'The Golden Carpenters'. Here is a guide I made for posting images: https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?p=99479#p99479

UPDTED VERSION (2): I know this topic has already been created, but the video Mad Vampy made is private so I can't watch it (I assume that goes for everyone else too). I just thought I would explain because it seems like a lot of people are having trouble with this. So, you have two options: Puttin...

Antloverhuman wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:35 am

https://photos.app.goo.gl/j56MBDwyAQWecvn4A
I don't think I'll get better photos than this (unless i kill one worker, bring it home and take a macro shot of it)

Also i think they have two petiole nodes and i was being dumb before

I'm thinking Pheidole sp.

Not completely decided... my main hesitance is them being fire ants and potential risk of them getting loose regardless of any attempts of containment. So far I'm seeing how far they progress... so far having multiple pupae in each of the 5 tubes. I still have a 6th queen in an old fashioned ant fa...