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This species is common?? I found one yesterday and thought that I was lucky, maybe I was just not seeing them anymore... For a second, I thought the same thing, I couldn't find any C. pennsylvanicus queens in my area and thought maybe they were rarer or that I missed the breeding time.... but then ...

Queen one is a Formica social parasite. Pictures of the head would help narrow the options down. She'll need Formica pupae if you end up keeping her, but it will be a good idea to figure out what she is first. Queens two and four are Tetramorium . Queen three looks like Myrmica sp. , which is eithe...

Hello! I'd love some help IDing a few of my queens, I just got a macro lense attachment for my phone today so I will try to show the best pics and give as much info as I can. Here is Queen #1 : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/146247791/Ants/20160726_171837.jpg https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u...

Hello! I'm Momo (or Jasmine), age 28, new to the forums and the world of ant-keeping, but always had a love of bugs and ants! I hope to learn a lot here. I mainly love drawing, but I'm just about as interested in entomology. I used to just watch anthills for hours as a kid... and if there's any bug ...