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I'm new to the forums and new to the any KEEPER world. I e been feeding and watching ants all my life. As a kid feeding and terrorising ant hills to an adult allowing colonies to grow in my yard and watching them. But recently I planned to purchase ants, I pre made a plaster and sub terrain enclosure. Made it big enough for a thriving ant species from my area, then found AntsCanada in attempt to purchase a queen. I live in Arkansas now and I've recently moved here from Mississippi. Both in united states and neither have a GAN project. So I set out to my backyard to dig up one of multiple ant colonies I see. (I believe I dug up 2 or even 3 different genus of ant on accident) the ants I have are 1-
Very small light tan even white colored ants/they had cavities they were in with allot of eggs. They kept readjusting the eggs once I move them to the enclosure. 2- very small bit shinney black ants found in small cavities with their own eggs. 3- larger than all the other ants and grouped together AFTER I captured the fast ones in the enclosure are about 30 (including what I believe to be 2 winged male ants and 1 larger/but only double in size of the other ants/ a winged female. I hope. Possibly their queen. They are dark brown with lines on the butts "new to ant keeping reminder". I searched Google and I think they're rover ants. PLEASE HELP

Images?

Update: went back to he yard to find a queen k owing the ants I had were we out one. I found a wholenst of small shinny black ants. Put them in my ride set up with a large brood and then I saw their queen. I post pics to help identify but even the queen was shinny black. Very small workers. Found no megas within the nest.

I put them in my tube set up*

For some reason when I upload a file under the attachments icon it says the file is to big.

Phoenix wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 31, 2017 2:28 pm

Images?

Lasius Niger,Lasius Allienus,Or Something Involving Monomorium

PTasker15 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:29 am

Lasius Niger,Lasius Allienus,Or Something Involving Monomorium

There is absolutely positively no way you can narrow it down that far without pics.

You are right. I spent time last night observing and researching it's monomorium minimum

PRW3ants wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 01, 2017 11:44 am

You are right. I spent time last night observing and researching it's monomorium minimum

When did you catch this queen? Tetramorium and monomorium are very similar in appearance.

idahoantgirl wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 01, 2017 9:52 am

PTasker15 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:29 am

Lasius Niger,Lasius Allienus,Or Something Involving Monomorium

There is absolutely positively no way you can narrow it down that far without pics.

He Describe's Them As Being "Black,Small,And Glossy"