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[LieutenAnt_Dan]

Hi everyone,

 

New here and my first post! I currently have the following species and looking to add a seventh:

 

Messor ebeninus

Temnothorax luteus

Manica rubida

Lasius niger

Odontomachus clarus

Dorymyrmex bicolor

 

I'm planning to focus my collection predominately on North American species and have been researching Novomessor, Pogonomyrmex etc. recently; are there any significant differences between N.Cockerelli and N. Albisetosus? both are available for purchase in the UK and I can't decide which to go for!

 

A wild card option could be Pogonomyrmex Californicus but I'm concerned their behaviors will be too similar to my M. ebeninus to bring something different to my collection? 

 

Thanks in advance, 

Dan

[ReignofRage]

There is little difference between N. albisetosus and N. cockerelli. However, on average, N. cockerelli is slightly larger, slightly shinier and the heads of workers are slightly longer in appearance.