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Is it a Leptothorax?

Started By OwlThatLikesAnts , Sep 14 2024 12:10 PM

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#1 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted September 14 2024 - 12:10 PM

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she is quite a small ant, about 4-5mm, pretty dark and slow and has very acorn ant behavior where she does not care about me carrying her and is just chill overall. She looks like she has big mandibles, but her thorax is a bit small making me thing she is some sort of Myrmica.

her just chilling on my desk

close up of her

please help me identify her because she looks very nice to keep

Currently keeping:

1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 20+ workers

1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 25 workers with host brood (I think they are dead now lol)

1x Crematogaster cerasi 4 workers with brood (still growing)

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)

#2 Offline gcsnelling - Posted September 14 2024 - 12:43 PM

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Need more info. location, better images, etc.

#3 Offline OiledOlives - Posted September 14 2024 - 12:54 PM

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A female Myrmecina americana, assuming you are in Quebec.

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#4 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted September 14 2024 - 12:57 PM

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A female Myrmecina americana, assuming you are in Quebec.

yup i am in quebec

Currently keeping:

1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 20+ workers

1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 25 workers with host brood (I think they are dead now lol)

1x Crematogaster cerasi 4 workers with brood (still growing)

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)

#5 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted September 15 2024 - 4:06 AM

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A female Myrmecina americana, assuming you are in Quebec.

yup i am in quebec

Also? are they easy to care for?

Currently keeping:

1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 20+ workers

1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 25 workers with host brood (I think they are dead now lol)

1x Crematogaster cerasi 4 workers with brood (still growing)

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)