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Posted August 18 2024 - 11:05 PM
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I think the myrmecia is M. urens
Yes, I got told it is in the Urens-group of Bull Ants, complex Myrmecia urens. I have a few different M. urens in that group that have different colouring and from different parts of the country. I don't know enough about ants to know what that means.
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Posted August 20 2024 - 1:57 PM
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My newest member!
I did my best to make it look good
Currently keeping:
1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 15+ workers with 4 pupa (Idk why they still have)
1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 5+ workers with host brood
1x Ponera pennsylvanica, just queen
As you watch your ants march, remember: every journey begins with a single step (or queen)-not just towards you, but towards a future woven by diligence and shared dreams - Me
(I lost braincells just to make this quote)
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Posted August 23 2024 - 5:48 AM
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“You’ll survive” -wise man.
Currently keeping:
Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Solenopsis invicta
Crematogaster sp.
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Posted August 25 2024 - 3:37 PM
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As I just got my macro lens, here's some awesome pics I got (some of these aren't ants, but still insects)! These are the highlight images of today, and I'll be refining my skill over time.
This ant (I believe Formica Pacifica) is always here for some reason. I believe it's farming mealybugs or something!
An awesome, colourful picture of an isopod.
Bees are great. Bumblebees are greater.
Some more pics of f. pacifica.
Will definitely post more of these in the future!
Currently raising:
Myrmica rubra (1 queen + ~5 workers)
Lasius niger (single queen + ~90+ workers)
Lasius neoniger (3 single queen + brood)
Formica spp. (Queen [likely parasitic, needs brood])
Formica pacifica (Queen)
Also keeping a friend's tetramorium immigrans for the foreseeable future. Thanks CoffeBlock!
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Posted August 26 2024 - 6:21 PM
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Posted August 31 2024 - 7:36 AM
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Pheidole megacephala facing off with Pheidole parva
Edited by kalimant, August 31 2024 - 8:12 AM.
I currently maintain a site dedicated to the hyper-diverse myrmicine genus Pheidole.:
I also own the Lurker's Guide to Leafcutters Ants
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Posted September 1 2024 - 6:36 AM
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I like how they are just staring at each other, also the pic is great 
Currently keeping:
1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 15+ workers with 4 pupa (Idk why they still have)
1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 5+ workers with host brood
1x Ponera pennsylvanica, just queen
As you watch your ants march, remember: every journey begins with a single step (or queen)-not just towards you, but towards a future woven by diligence and shared dreams - Me
(I lost braincells just to make this quote)
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Posted September 1 2024 - 12:43 PM
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I like how they are just staring at each other, also the pic is great
Thanks. The reason for the staring is that the smaller Pheidole had amassed lines of soldiers to block the P. megacephala from their nest.
I currently maintain a site dedicated to the hyper-diverse myrmicine genus Pheidole.:
I also own the Lurker's Guide to Leafcutters Ants
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Posted September 1 2024 - 5:27 PM
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Wow look at that! Reminds me distinctly of two lines of soldiers rigidly holding formation against the onslaught of the enemy. Each species ready to die for its colony. You can almost hear the shouts of "Hold the line! Hooollld the line!" from the p. parva. So cool!
(Makes me wish I lived further south, for some reason I can't find pheidole anywhere around here)
Currently raising:
Myrmica rubra (1 queen + ~5 workers)
Lasius niger (single queen + ~90+ workers)
Lasius neoniger (3 single queen + brood)
Formica spp. (Queen [likely parasitic, needs brood])
Formica pacifica (Queen)
Also keeping a friend's tetramorium immigrans for the foreseeable future. Thanks CoffeBlock!
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Posted September 10 2024 - 6:04 AM
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Pheidole parva soldiers swarm intruding Pheidole obscurithorax soldier. Note the dead and multilated P. parva around.
https://keyapa.com/p...big-girls-play/
Edited by kalimant, September 10 2024 - 6:08 AM.
I currently maintain a site dedicated to the hyper-diverse myrmicine genus Pheidole.:
I also own the Lurker's Guide to Leafcutters Ants
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Posted September 10 2024 - 5:00 PM
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Two smaller species of ants I often encounter while anting:
Tapinoma melanocephalum
Commonly encountered and a widespread tramp species. Very opportunistic nester. Gives off a strange smell when crushed.
Nylanderia sp
Less commonly encountered, but also opportunistic as a nester. This colony was found nesting in rotting leaves, though it may have been a satellite nest as there were no queens around.
Edited by Leo, September 10 2024 - 5:01 PM.
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Posted September 14 2024 - 10:26 AM
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Some more pics of ants and stuff.
Some more Formica pacifica workers tending to mealybugs of some sort. Man these guys love the plum tree they're on.
Whatever this thing is, it's not a turd. I saw another like it, exactly the same on another leaf. Maybe a cocoon of some sort?
A very cold leatherjacket that didn't move when I went in to take a picture of it. Awesome!
Some nice pictures of garden spiders. Stunning colouring, especially at early morning when I took this photo.
Hope y'all liked 'em! Let me know if you have any photography tips or anything like that.
Currently raising:
Myrmica rubra (1 queen + ~5 workers)
Lasius niger (single queen + ~90+ workers)
Lasius neoniger (3 single queen + brood)
Formica spp. (Queen [likely parasitic, needs brood])
Formica pacifica (Queen)
Also keeping a friend's tetramorium immigrans for the foreseeable future. Thanks CoffeBlock!
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Posted September 14 2024 - 3:00 PM
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Edited by eea, September 14 2024 - 3:01 PM.
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Posted September 16 2024 - 3:58 PM
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I bet you can post the video as a drive file with share access via link, so that anyone can view. That usually works for videos.
Currently raising:
Myrmica rubra (1 queen + ~5 workers)
Lasius niger (single queen + ~90+ workers)
Lasius neoniger (3 single queen + brood)
Formica spp. (Queen [likely parasitic, needs brood])
Formica pacifica (Queen)
Also keeping a friend's tetramorium immigrans for the foreseeable future. Thanks CoffeBlock!
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Posted September 20 2024 - 5:34 PM
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Posted September 21 2024 - 1:13 AM
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Posted September 21 2024 - 3:10 AM
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Wait.....
IS THAT A QUEEN ANT AT 6:44?!?!?! 
Currently keeping:
1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 15+ workers with 4 pupa (Idk why they still have)
1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 5+ workers with host brood
1x Ponera pennsylvanica, just queen
As you watch your ants march, remember: every journey begins with a single step (or queen)-not just towards you, but towards a future woven by diligence and shared dreams - Me
(I lost braincells just to make this quote)
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Posted September 21 2024 - 5:45 AM
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Wait.....
IS THAT A QUEEN ANT AT 6:44?!?!?!
Yes it is. Sometimes unmated queens shed off their wings and act like workers. I could observe two wingless queens at the sugar water today.
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Posted September 21 2024 - 3:26 PM
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Big pupae pile 
Pupa coming out of larva skin
Edited by eea, September 21 2024 - 3:27 PM.
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