Solenopsis xyloni (Southern fire ant)

[loveants1341]

how hard is it to take care of Solenopsis xyloni (Southern fire ant) i was told before few times its not for a new ant keeper but how hard is it really ? yes i do know they like to get out of the house you put them into but the ones from ant canada keeps them in i think ? if not u can rub Vaseline on the top right ? also if you keep the food small they wont grow as fast also have no heat they also wont grow as fast why im asking is i have one queen as of now with 4 workers ( Camponotus sansabeanus ) id always wanted to keep fire ants and i could buy one from a gan farmer for $20 thats not bad at all i think way cheaper then $195 i spent on my other queen and id like to have 2 queens that i do know that can lay eggs thank you so much for reading this and helping me out

[loveants1341]

i read up on this on the internet saying they are not as aggressive as other fire ants i do know some fire ants like to escape their house but dose Solenopsis xylon like to get out ? any tips on them if i get them ? also what one should i get the queen with 1 worker or a queen with 6+ workers and alot of brood for little more cash ? also if i do get the fire ants id like to have them in a fish tank (latter on when they grow in numbers) thats my dream to one day have

[SolenopsisKeeper]

i read up on this on the internet saying they are not as aggressive as other fire ants i do know some fire ants like to escape their house but dose Solenopsis xylon like to get out ? any tips on them if i get them ? also what one should i get the queen with 1 worker or a queen with 6+ workers and alot of brood for little more cash ? also if i do get the fire ants id like to have them in a fish tank (latter on when they grow in numbers) thats my dream to one day have

Same care as S. gemineta(AntsCanada's fire ants) but minus the seeds and super majors

[loveants1341]

oh ok so basic the same thing and they dont get majors ?

[SolenopsisKeeper]

oh ok so basic the same thing and they dont get majors ?

Not super majors with jaws strong enough to crack seeds, but like Camponotus majors, workers significantly bigger than others. True majors probably won't come for a year in S. Invicta related species.

[loveants1341]

oh okay thanks for your help do you know any of the 2 queens i got ? some pppl here called it Lasius aphidicola parasitic some called it camponotus sp the red ant i got here ( https://imgur.com/a/OmteSdJ )

the black ant here ( https://imgur.com/a/6bjyaLo ) i have no idea what she is i found her in kansas usa in town in my back yard she is 6 cm long in the dirt on top of it barley walking is this due to it being cold ? 65F 45 C it looks like she got attacked on her Gaster theres a dent on top of her Gaster but as i look for other queens they got a dip on there Gaster as well some other queens so my guess she going into hibernate for the winter ?


also when should i hibernate my other queens i got 1 queen that has 4 workers the name of them is Sansabeanus carpenter ant

and rest i dont really know what they are i got 2 black ones one with wings still but i seen it mate with a male ant i know they need to mate with more then 1 male to be laying eggs then i got the 2 above thanks for helping me out

[SolenopsisKeeper]

oh okay thanks for your help do you know any of the 2 queens i got ? some pppl here called it Lasius aphidicola parasitic some called it camponotus sp the red ant i got here ( https://imgur.com/a/OmteSdJ )

the black ant here ( https://imgur.com/a/6bjyaLo ) i have no idea what she is i found her in kansas usa in town in my back yard she is 6 cm long in the dirt on top of it barley walking is this due to it being cold ? 65F 45 C it looks like she got attacked on her Gaster theres a dent on top of her Gaster but as i look for other queens they got a dip on there Gaster as well some other queens so my guess she going into hibernate for the winter ?


also when should i hibernate my other queens i got 1 queen that has 4 workers the name of them is Sansabeanus carpenter ant

and rest i dont really know what they are i got 2 black ones one with wings still but i seen it mate with a male ant i know they need to mate with more then 1 male to be laying eggs then i got the 2 above thanks for helping me out

Whoa 6cm, thats big.
Someone who lives in a state that gets below 32°F would be better suited for telling you about hibernation.

For your ID's whatever OiledOlives said is right.

[loveants1341]

its 6 lines on the top of a ruler i had to look it up and i guess its 1/2 a inch

[loveants1341]

mods can get ride of this one im not sure how to get ride of them thanks