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[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

Hey everyone! Since the ant season is over for most of us, I was thinking of making a different kind of thread. Let's get to know the forum members by saying what ant species we want to catch next season and why! I'll start;
I want to keep Lasius Americanus because it's extremely native around my area, and super easy to maintain, as well as looking cool! I will also keep an eye out for the slightly larger Lasius Neoniger and Lasius Flavus. 

Edited by Da_NewAntOnTheBlock, October 27 2019 - 1:30 PM.

[TennesseeAnts]

I want Camponotus castaneus, Neivamyrmex nigrescens, Pogonomyrmex badius, Camponotus decipiens, Formica obscuriventris, Formica subsericea (again), Formica incerta, Myrmica incompleta (again), Formica dolosa, Solenopsis xyloni. I'll think of a few more.

[Antennal_Scrobe]

I want Aphaenogaster tennesseensis, Prenolepis, Dolichoderus, Pheidole, Formica cf. hewitti, and a variety of Myrmica species.

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

I would also like to keep Camponotous Americanus or Camponotous Castaneus and keep an eye out for Camponotous Subarbarbatus 

Edited by Da_NewAntOnTheBlock, October 27 2019 - 1:31 PM.

[ANTdrew]

Pheidole!!!! Plus I hope my new Lasius neoniger queen will be successful.

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

Nice, Lasius is a really easy species, just a tad small in my opinion

[Aidanthielman]

I would love to keep a Camponotus Sansabeanus colony next season.

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

Nice, got to support my fellow Camponotus-Keepers!

[Kalidas]

I want to try my luck at Acromyrmex Versicolor again. Tricky ants but leaf cutters are just so amazing

[DDD101DDD]

I would love to start a polygyneus colony of Prenolepis imparis, get Tetramorium, Pheidole Bicarinata, and start a Lasius Claviger colony.

[NickAnter]

I would like some local Formica perpilosa, Camponotus CA02, Tetramorium immigrans, Lasius flavus, Prenolepis imparis, and Pheidole vistana.

[Manitobant]

I would really like to get a slave maker colony going. Although I already have a polyergus mexicanus queen (she hasnt laid eggs yet), I want to get other slave makers as well such as harpagoxenus and temnothorax Americanus.

[camponotuskeeper]

I want to keep tetramorium, pheidole, pogomymerex, any Formica species, especially Formica obscuripes, the western thatching ant.

[Mdrogun]

My goal is to get a colony of Pheidole pilifera or Pheidole morrisii. I've very rarely encountered queens of both species, but they're either infertile or die off when I try to raise them.

[ant007]

I dream this spring to catch the Queens Camponotus herculeanus and Camponotus ligniperdus. I looked at the old stump in the garden. I dream of settling the colony Camponotus ligniperdus in it

[Silq]

I want honeypots, m. mexicanus and my Camponotus colonies to grow..

[OhNoNotAgain]

This isn't necessarily realistic, but I would love to have a massive winter ant (Prenolepis imparis) outpost to start taking ground back from the Argentine ants. I know, wrong conditions, not gonna happen, but wow that would be cool lol.

[NickAnter]

This isn't necessarily realistic, but I would love to have a massive winter ant (Prenolepis imparis) outpost to start taking ground back from the Argentine ants. I know, wrong conditions, not gonna happen, but wow that would be cool lol.

I might try to do this, I would catch tons of P. Imparis queens, raise colonies, nuke all argentines in our yard, and release some, and hope that they survive, and eventually have nuptial flights.

[AntJohnny]

I also really want a winter ant colony. I spent my entire free time in spring searching and didn't even see a male. I found 1 wild colony. Also any Pheidole species I would enjoy raising.

[ponerinecat]

I want Camponotus castaneus, Neivamyrmex nigrescens, Pogonomyrmex badius, Camponotus decipiens, Formica obscuriventris, Formica subsericea (again), Formica incerta, Myrmica incompleta (again), Formica dolosa, Solenopsis xyloni. I'll think of a few more.

Goo luck raising neivamyrmex. If you do manage to catch some, it would be amazing if they survived