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I have noticed that ants with only one antennae sometimes act a bit dumber. Queens, however, will only have to lay eggs, so she won't even use them very much.

I am continuing this journal as I could not keep track of my colonies well when they were all bunched up. One month later, and most have pupae. The one in the firebrick formicariums was moved into a grey grotube as they had trouble foraging and putting trash in their nest. A couple workers have died...

Nice pics!

It looks like an argenitine ant worker to me.

Crematogaster sp.

Lasius alienus queens are a couple millimeters smaller than Lasius neoniger queens and are darker. The workers are also smaller and darker. They also often nest in wooded areas.

BTW I believe species name is lowercase. Ex. Lasius flavus not Lasius Flavus

Time for an upgrade!

That only works for Solenopsis, however. There is no such indication for a lot of northern species.

Black light traps.