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[TennesseeAnts]

I could try. have only have pictures from 3 years back. I know I have pictures of my Proceratium queen, so those will be posted first.

[TennesseeAnts]

Camponotus americanus (Colony #1)
1-8-20

Well. These are doing absolutely terribly. Down to one colony with a single worker. Moved this colony into a soil setup, as to mimic their natural environment. Luckily their flights are just around the corner. I hope to get more than 5 queens this time. I do have a 6 foot long butterfly net now, so I should be able to get the higher flying queens this year.

[Manitobant]

Camponotus americanus (Colony #1)
1-8-20
Well. These are doing absolutely terribly. Down to one colony with a single worker. Moved this colony into a soil setup, as to mimic their natural environment. Luckily their flights are just around the corner. I hope to get more than 5 queens this time. I do have a 6 foot long butterfly net now, so I should be able to get the higher flying queens this year.

if you want more camponotus queens I would flip rocks (especially ones with wood chips underneath) and break open logs.

[TennesseeAnts]

Yeah, I know how to get more. I do it all the time. I just can't find the queens of any Camponotus americanus colonies I find. So I just wait for flights.

[TennesseeAnts]

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[TennesseeAnts]

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Colony #1)
1-10-20

Out of hibernation. No deaths, and took a fruit fly. Very active.

Crematogaster lineolata (Colony #1)
1-10-20

Out of hibernation as well. They overwintered about 500 larvae and pupae, and took a dubia roach.

Formica pallidefullva (Colony #1)
1-10-20

Eggs! About 15. There is always a worker assigned to them, carrying them about the tube.

[ANTdrew]

Nice, Dude. This Crematogaster is your big one from last year?
I’m still enjoying my break from my big colonies, so I don’t think I’ll pull any out until at least February. My Cremas are all in a ball in their ancient tube, so I’m going to take advantage and finally dump their a$$es out. They’ve been in that tube almost a year.

[TennesseeAnts]

Yea it's my big colony. I can't believe they have 500+ workers just from only a year! I expect alates this year. And yeah, Crematogaster don't seem to be keen on moving lol.

[RushmoreAnts]

Sounds like S. molesta. Once I had a colony in dirt, and I wanted them to move to a test tube. I dumped them in the outworld, and left them to move in. The dirt dried up, and they still didn't move. Finally I moved them by hand for fear of them dying of dehydration, as they're small ants (I was surprised they didn't already).

[TennesseeAnts]

Yea Solenopsis in the fugax complex are pretty awesome. I'm gonna try to get more Solenopsis molesta, carolinensis and texana this year.

[Kaelwizard]

I found a S. molesta queen last year but she died. I’ll have to try again this year.

[Ferox_Formicae]

Yea Solenopsis in the fugax complex are pretty awesome. I'm gonna try to get more Solenopsis molesta, carolinensis and texana this year.

If you think those species are cool, S. picta is even better. They're bicolored (to a degree) and arboreal! From my understanding, they're a bit bigger too.

[TennesseeAnts]

Yea Solenopsis in the fugax complex are pretty awesome. I'm gonna try to get more Solenopsis molesta, carolinensis and texana this year.

If you think those species are cool, S. picta is even better. They're bicolored (to a degree) and arboreal! From my understanding, they're a bit bigger too.

I have not heard of those! I'll take a look.

[ANTdrew]

I’d love to try some tiny ants like S. molesta or Monomorium minimum this season.

[TennesseeAnts]

For Solenopsis fugax complex species, any warm, humid night in summer will do. They love to hang around lights.

[ANTdrew]

For Solenopsis fugax complex species, any warm, humid night in summer will do. They love to hang around lights.

10/4

[RushmoreAnts]

 

Yea Solenopsis in the fugax complex are pretty awesome. I'm gonna try to get more Solenopsis molesta, carolinensis and texana this year.

If you think those species are cool, S. picta is even better. They're bicolored (to a degree) and arboreal! From my understanding, they're a bit bigger too.

 

I still prefer S. molesta. I consider their thieving behavior equally intriguing. Besides- some molesta queens are bicolored. These are color schemes I've seen in queens-

 

Head/Thorax/Abdomen

 

Brown/Yellow/Yellow

Brown/Brown/Black

Brown/Red/Black

Brown/Brown/Brown

[TennesseeAnts]

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (Colony #1)
1-14-20

She is down to 2 host workers. But on the bright side she has 7 eggs and 2-3 larvae.

Camponotus chromaiodes (Colony #2)
1-14-20

Lost a worker, putting them at 16, but the queen laid a batch of about 10 eggs.

[ponerinecat]

I prefer S. aurea. 

[TennesseeAnts]

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Colony #1)
1-15-20

Some things have changed since the last update. I cleaned out their sand and replaced it, and today I see there is a new batch of eggs! I can currently see about 6 eggs. I cracked open a wheat grass seed and gave them the two halves, and a worker found one and took it to the queen. She's breaking it into smaller pieces as I type. It's good to know they're accepting seeds again!