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Paratrechina longicornis
Size-small
Queen size-medium
Diet-insects, sugary foods
Care level-easy, the easiest species AntsCanada's ever kept
Polygynous-yes, queens can mate with their siblings without genetically inbreeding
Aggressive-not toword people, afraid of AntsCanada's tweezers
Natural nesting material-dirt
Colony size-colonies can self perpetuate and live till the end of time, yet break into separate colonies
Moisture level-medium
Common species-self explanatory
Parasitic-no
Polymorphic-no
Strong bite-no
Formic acid-yes
Sting-no

Atta/Acromyrmex
Size-medium
Queen size-very large
Diet-fungi
Care level-medium, difficult to keep fungus gardens alive
Polygynous-Acromyrmex is, Atta is not
Aggressive-very, toward intruders, yet does not hunt
Natural nesting material-dirt and sand
Colony size-millions
Moisture level-medium
Common species-Atta texana, Atta mexicana, Acromyrmex versicolor
Parasitic species- none
Polymorphic-yes, minor, major, super major
Strong bite-yes
Formic acid-no
Sting-no

Crematogaster
Size-medium
Queen size-large
Diet-insects, sugary foods
Care level-medium
Polygynous-some species
Aggressive-fairly
Natural nesting material-dirt
Colony size-not very large, yet not small
Moisture level-low
Common species-cerasi, lineolata
Parasitic species-none
Polymorphic-no
Strong bite-fairly
Formic acid-yes
Sting-no

Pogonomyrmex
Size-medium/large
Queen size-large
Diet-seeds, insects, sugary foods
Care level-easy/medium
Polygynous-no
Aggressive-yes
Natural nesting material-dirt and sand
Colony size-10s of thousands of workers
Moisture level-very low
Common species-barbarus, occodentalis
Parasitic species- none
Polymorphic-no
Strong bite-yes
Formic acid-no
Sting-yes

Myrmecosystus
Size-small
Queen size-large
Diet-insects, sugary foods
Care level-easy
Polygynous-no
Aggressive-will raid other nests of brood
Natural nesting material-dirt and sand
Colony size-a few thousand workers
Moisture level-very low
Common species-mimicus, mexicanus, depilis
Parasitic species-will raid other nests of brood
Polymorphic-partially, minor replete
Strong bite-no
Formic acid-no
Sting-no

Thank you for responding! These are great. sorry for me not responding but i work from the bottom up on the forums and with the limited time i have to look on them i haven't gotten here for a while

Formica Size-medium
Queen size-large
Diet-insects, sugary foods
Care level-easy
Polygynous-yes, highly
Aggressive-aggressive toward live prey, and when their nest is disturbed (Only about 10 workers disarmed and unlimbed a 1 in. cricket!) Natural nesting material-dirt
Colony size-up to a few thousand workers
Moisture level-low
Nuptial flights-June
Escape artists-no
Polymorphic-yes, minor, soldier, major
Strong bite-yes
Formic acid-yes Sting-no
Common species-argentea, fusca
Parasitic species-incerta, sanguia, obscuripes, rufa

here are your old ones that did not come out right

Camponotus Size-large
Queen size-extremely large
Diet-insects, sugary foods
Care level- easy
Polygynous- not with most species, but with some species that live extreme climates
Aggressive-when their nest is disturbed
Natural nesting material-wood and dirt
Colony size- up to 100,000 workers with some species, but usually 10,000 workers
Moister level-low
Nuptial flights-April-May
Escape artists-no
Common species- depends on region, but common species in
North America are pennsylvanicus, novaboracensis, herculeanus
Parasitic species-none
Polymorphic-yes, minor, soldier, major, super major, and some times replete
Strong bite-yes
Formic acid-yes
Sting-no

where did you get this information?

The internet, AntsCanada videos, personal experience.

antnest8 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:27 pm

Thank you for responding! These are great. sorry for me not responding but i work from the bottom up on the forums and with the limited time i have to look on them i haven't gotten here for a while

I completely understand. You must mange a lot of topics with that many posts!And we are exactly 300 posts apart!