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[Spazmops]

I’m currently in southern Colorado, near the Rio Grande, and I’ve heard it has a lot of Myrmecostysus Mexicanus, which is my dream species. The nuptial flights are taking place these few weeks, but I haven’t seen any honeypot ants at all, much less queens wandering around. Do you honeypot ant keepers have any tips for finding them? Am I searching at the wrong time of day? Is it easier to dig up a founding queen? I’ve been looking in the afternoon, and there’s been rain every day. If you have any advice I’d love to hear it.

[Broncos]

This will help with the right month to look.
Digging them up with a shovel works well too.

[TechAnt]

I suggest reaching out to experts like dspdrew or SuperAnt33 (I reached out to them for advice on Myrmecoystus Mimicus)

And you should read up on the journals on Myrmecoystus. Just know they abandon repletes when moving to a new nest. Also, the queens can die randomly very easily, so try and keep them as calm as possible.

Edited by TechAnt, July 22 2020 - 8:20 AM.

[Spazmops]

I suggest reaching out to experts like dspdrew or SuperAnt33 (I reached out to them for advice on Myrmecoystus Mimicus)

And you should read up on the journals on Myrmecoystus. Just know they abandon repletes when moving to a new nest. Also, the queens can die randomly very easily, so try and keep them as calm as possible.

Thank you for the advice! I’ve got my fingers crossed hoping I find one, because it’ll be a while before I get the chance to look again. I’ll try reaching out to dspdrew and SuperAnt33.