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What are YOUR favorite ant species(s)?

Started By TechAnt , Jun 19 2020 11:35 AM

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#1 Offline TechAnt - Posted June 19 2020 - 11:35 AM

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What are your favorite ant species? Does not matter if you don’t keep them or do, nor if they are native or not.

My favorites:
Odontomachus sp.
Myrmecocystus sp.
Veromessor sp.
Pheidole sp.
Myrmecia sp.
Atta sp.
Acromyrmex sp.
Cataglyphis sp.
(I have quite a few, but truly I think all ants are amazing, but these are my highlights)
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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#2 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 19 2020 - 11:40 AM

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Favorites:

Carebara sp.

Odontomachus sp.

Pheidole sp.

Tetramorium sp.

Atta sp.

Orectognathus versicolor

Dorylus sp.

Crematogaster sp.


Edited by Antkid12, June 19 2020 - 11:40 AM.

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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#3 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted June 19 2020 - 11:44 AM

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Crematogaster cf. cerasi. â€¦ hands down. :D


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Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus

#4 Offline VoidElecent - Posted June 19 2020 - 11:51 AM

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Monomorium minimum :)


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#5 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted June 19 2020 - 12:20 PM

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I've always been a fan of Lasius. Lasius social parasites are so interesting to me, as well as all the others.

Edit: And I forgot Prenolepis imparis!


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#6 Offline MrOdontomachus - Posted June 19 2020 - 12:26 PM

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What are your favorite ant species? Does not matter if you don’t keep them or do, nor if they are native or not.

My favorites:
Odontomachus sp.
Myrmecocystus sp.
Veromessor sp.
Pheidole sp.
Myrmecia sp.
Atta sp.
Acromyrmex sp.
Cataglyphis sp.
(I have quite a few, but truly I think all ants are amazing, but these are my highlights)

 

 

Favorites:

Carebara sp.

Odontomachus sp.

Pheidole sp.

Tetramorium sp.

Atta sp.

Orectognathus versicolor

Dorylus sp.

Crematogaster sp.

I don't know if this thread is favorite ant to keep or favorite ant in general, but if it is to keep your favorites are not odontomachus.

 

You should try feeding a small colony anything but termites and see how that goes lol.


#7 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 19 2020 - 12:48 PM

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They are that picky? Also, its both.


Edited by Antkid12, June 19 2020 - 12:50 PM.

Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#8 Offline TechAnt - Posted June 19 2020 - 1:11 PM

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What are your favorite ant species? Does not matter if you don’t keep them or do, nor if they are native or not.
My favorites:
Odontomachus sp.
Myrmecocystus sp.
Veromessor sp.
Pheidole sp.
Myrmecia sp.
Atta sp.
Acromyrmex sp.
Cataglyphis sp.
(I have quite a few, but truly I think all ants are amazing, but these are my highlights)

 
 

Favorites:
Carebara sp.
Odontomachus sp.
Pheidole sp.
Tetramorium sp.
Atta sp.
Orectognathus versicolor
Dorylus sp.
Crematogaster sp.

I don't know if this thread is favorite ant to keep or favorite ant in general, but if it is to keep your favorites are not odontomachus.
 
You should try feeding a small colony anything but termites and see how that goes lol.

I kinda said at the beginning of the thread ‘It does not matter If you keep them or not.’
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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#9 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 19 2020 - 1:36 PM

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Myrmecia spp.

Oecophylla spp.

Cataglyphis spp

Lasius fuliginosus

All Parasitic Formica

Proformica spp.

Acropyga spp

Atta spp

Formica pallidefulva group

Colobopsis

Myrmecocystus

Lasius interjectus

Formica perpilosa

Edit: can't forget Calomyrmex


Edited by NickAnter, June 19 2020 - 1:39 PM.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

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Crematogaster. 


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#12 Offline MrOdontomachus - Posted June 19 2020 - 2:11 PM

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Crematogaster. 

 

 

Crematogaster 100%

Why do so many people like crematogaster so much? 

 

I've kept them before and they're cool and all but I don't understand why you'd rather keep them than say oecophylla.


They are that picky? Also, its both.

Small colonies of the larger species are very, very picky. Mine kill insects and then dump them in the outworld.


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#13 Offline ponerinecat - Posted June 19 2020 - 2:21 PM

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Any cryptic species, my favorites being dacetines, proceratines, and the group of genera similar to basiceros, most arboreals, pseudomyrmicines and ankylomyrma in particular, and all of the attines and crematogastrines.


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#14 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted June 19 2020 - 2:29 PM

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Polyrhachis ypsilon! I'd do ANYTHING to keep a colony of them, they are so insanely cool looking!


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#15 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted June 19 2020 - 3:01 PM

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When it comes to local ants, I like Aphaenogaster and Myrmica a lot. Gnamptogenys is also a favorite genus of mine, although I will likely never get to keep them. Of any ant within the United States that I could possibly get a USDA permit for, I would have to name Pseudomyrmex gracilis. 


Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#16 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 19 2020 - 3:07 PM

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Pheidole, Pogonomyrmex, social parasites, fungus growers.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#17 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 19 2020 - 3:30 PM

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If i were to choose a number 1 it would be Orectognathus versicolor. They are so cool because they are like Pheidole and a trapjaw combined.


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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#18 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 19 2020 - 3:32 PM

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If i were to choose a number 1 it would be Orectognathus versicolor. They are so cool because they are like Pheidole and a trapjaw combined.

That actually looks like a snapjaw to me. Two different things.

"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#19 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 19 2020 - 3:41 PM

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I have never heard of a snapjw ant before, what genus are they?


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#20 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 19 2020 - 3:43 PM

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My Number One would have to be Oecophylla smaragdina. I love their color, and the fact that they are aggressive, and have excellent vision.


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

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