Ever since I got into anting because of my to young boys, I dreamed of finding the biggest and coolest ant queen in the wild and starting a colony from a fresh nuptial flight I got to witness. This is of course the legendary Atta Mexicana (in my humble opinion). The only problem; no one I know of has ever specifically done this in the U.S.
So I started researching, learning and traveling to make this dream a reality. I found some great resources including Atta Mexicana studies and I have the luxury of living only a few minutes away from Cheeto in good’ol AZ. I could not have done this without his advice. Tyler is who you want on your team for anything ant related. I’m continuously impressed by his knowledge.
After a lot of gas money, multiple trips driving all night, taking time off of work no sleep for over 48 hours and more (yah, my wife thinks I’ve gone bonkers. Lol). I found the holy grail in southern Arizona. Of course, in my opinion. Maybe you think honeypots are #1. That’s cool, I give them a strong 2nd. 😉