Identifying two queen ants in Massachussetts
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Identifying two queen ants in Massachussetts
I have caught two ants, both black ,the flash from images makes them seem a bit more red, but they are black, and i have no idea what species they, if they are semi claustral, there needs, etc. Can someone help identify them so i can properly care for them. here are some links I've taken of them and there setup https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CPSGOEtyLTGcyKUBeDvaMTjj2x92mFUk One of the queens i caught like two weeks ago, the other i caught today, the first one already has brood, but also a mold problem, which i have posted in another forum, but help for that would be appreciated as well. I think that if they are both the same species, then they are semi claustral, because the queen with brood, i place 4 freshly killed mosquitos in her tube with some sugar water on them, and then the next morning, when i checked on her, she had moved them around and it seemed like she tore them apart, but then she didn't seem to have any interest in a small piece of sliced turkey i placed later. Both queens were very sluggish when i caught them, on in mid day, and one in morning. They were just generally slow, which caught my attention to them in the first place. I don't know if any of this will help, but any help is much appreciated. I live in Massachuessetts USA, and caught them in my neighborhood.
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Re: Identifying two queen ants in Massachussetts
Both ants looks to be camponotus. However, Im sorry to inform you that the second ant is not a queen. Its a male ant.
Also when you say brood do, you mean she has laid eggs or the first set of ants (nanitics) have hatched?
If its the former the queen will not need food, she will survive until the nanitics hatch.
here is a great video on how to care for a queen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMWxDHBu0c8
Also when you say brood do, you mean she has laid eggs or the first set of ants (nanitics) have hatched?
If its the former the queen will not need food, she will survive until the nanitics hatch.
here is a great video on how to care for a queen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMWxDHBu0c8
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solenopsis invicta x3
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camponotus sp.
dorymyrmex sp.
Re: Identifying two queen ants in Massachussetts
okay, so she has laid eggs, I thought the second one was a queen do to the large mesothorax. If they are camponotus, how long until her go from egg to adult?
Re: Identifying two queen ants in Massachussetts
yeah, i just checked on the second one and he was dead, but you are sure that they are camponotus ants, cause man that means i'm going to find a way to convince my family that they wont be a problem
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Re: Identifying two queen ants in Massachussetts
Tetramorium immigrans; Camponotus are from the Formicinae subfamily and so have only one petiole node (waist segment). The male is also of this species.
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Re: Identifying two queen ants in Massachussetts
Thank you. i will get better at this one dayBatspiderfish wrote: ↑Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:50 pmTetramorium immigrans; Camponotus are from the Formicinae subfamily and so have only one petiole node (waist segment). The male is also of this species.
Keeper of:
solenopsis invicta x3
camponotus sp.
dorymyrmex sp.
solenopsis invicta x3
camponotus sp.
dorymyrmex sp.
Re: Identifying two queen ants in Massachussetts
Alright thank you for that, sorry the pictures are not great, my phone was having trouble focusing on them, is this species claustral, semi claustral, polygenous. Just, anything i should know?
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