Ant ID

[RubyAntKeeper77]

Size: <Please put the size in mm>
When: 3:30 Pm - September 7
Where: Powell WY high school bus loop on concrete.
Appearance: light brown head and thorax, yellowish brown abdomen.
Behaviour: Completely calm, when I caught her she was breaking off her wings.
Picture(s): https://photos.app.goo.gl/guycmTWQDZTzGEs57

Additionally: I would love some info on it. I have no experience with anything but fire and black garden ants.

[SYUTEO]

Can't quite tell but she could be Liometopum occidentale, for a confermation you can look at the brood, L. occidentale are known for raising a large number of nanitics, if yours don't it's likely they're Formica. The workers also have orange thoraxes.

[RubyAntKeeper77]

Can I get some more details?

Like how to keep them?
Do they like test tube basic setups or a semi clausteral setup?

[SYUTEO]

Can I get some more details?

Like how to keep them?
Do they like test tube basic setups or a semi clausteral setup?

Just a regular test tube setup, they are fully-claustral.

[RubyAntKeeper77]

Thank you.



Is it the normal diet for ants?
How long is the stage till nanitics?

[SYUTEO]

Thank you.



Is it the normal diet for ants?
How long is the stage till nanitics?

Yes, they have a regular ant diet.
Takes 1 month, their pupae don't have cocoons so if yours does it's probably something else so keep this in mind.