Accidental ant keeper needing help!!

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danielw
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Accidental ant keeper needing help!!

Post: # 74069Post danielw
Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:51 am

Hi all,

Big AC fan and wanted a little help.

I had thought about keeping ants as I always see very small queens flying around my area. I thought one day I would catch one and start a colony. Then I happened to come across 4 of these. I got so excited as they are much bigger than anything I had seen.

I picked them up and they are currently all in test tube set ups. Can anyone identify them for me? I thought once I know what they are I woild know how to properly care for them and not be such a newbie.

They were caught late september in Adelaide Australia and are roughly 20mm. Any advice would be muchly appreciated.

Thank you AC world.

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2x iridomyrmex purpureus
1x rhytydoponera metallica
1x camponotus consibrinis
1x myrmecia pyriformis
1x iridomyrmex bickneli
2x pheidole sp

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MattAttack
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Re: Accidental ant keeper needing help!!

Post: # 74091Post MattAttack
Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:16 pm

You have a lasius queen. Very easy to keep, and hardy.

danielw
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Re: Accidental ant keeper needing help!!

Post: # 74103Post danielw
Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:31 am

Thanks for the info.

I really appreciate it.

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