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I find AntWiki very helpful, but you kind of need to have a vague idea of where to start looking. Does anyone have any suggestions for other useful tools or guides to help learn what to look for? I'd like to be able to be more helpful on this part of the forum.

Saw lots of nuptial flights happening this afternoon about 5 p.m. You could see them flying in the sunlight. I caught 5 of what I believe to be Solenopsis Molesta.

Martialis wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:45 pm

Yup, that's what they are.

Thanks for the help. I have 5 and I am thinking about putting 2 of them in the same tube. Would you recommend?

Possibly Solenopsis Molesta?

Caught in Colorado. 5-6mm in length. They are fast moving, and unhappy, so getting clear pics was pretty tough. Best I can manage right now: http://i.imgur.com/zwOP1e9.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Zi7vgEJ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Ql57MYB.jpg http://i.imgur.com/RdjBkEs.jpg http://i.imgur.com/HJFmUF7.jpg http...

My son and I are new here (to the forum and to ant-keeping). We caught our three queens during the Spring nuptial flight here in WA and were told they were C. laevigatus and C. modoc . The ID post is here, if you'd like to see photos: http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=4127 We are mos...

Just post an imgur link.

It sounds like you may possibly have some kind of Mutillidae.

I have a couple Pogonomyrmex myself, and have been trying to get a solid ID for a while now with no luck. As of right now, I think mine are Occidentalis, and I believe yours probably are, too. Apparently, the most common types in CO are P. Occidentalis and P. Rugosus. P. Rugosus has a lighter-colore...

Wait, cant even the workers climb walls if their queen is semi chlusteral!?!? Yes.There is a lid, too. It is all I had on hand at the time. I wasn't prepared when I found the queens. The bigger problem for me is that there are no connection holes in the tupperware they are in. Transferring them to ...

Tetramorium work fast. If they are fertile, you should see eggs within the first week. After that, leave them in the dark, undisturbed and check back in three weeks. It normally takes around a month total to get your first workers, give or take a few days.