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[Adam-Schnatz]

Hi everyone! I'm looking to buy a founding colony (a queen with her first few workers) of Trachymyrmex septentrionalis. I live in New York (Long Island where they are native) I'm an experienced ant keeper and have done my research on how to care for these fascinating fungus-growing ants. I have a setup ready with a proper formicarium and will be providing them with the right environment and food. I'm looking for a healthy queen and would prefer a colony with at least a few workers already. Please let me know if you have a colony available or know someone who does. Please include the price and any shipping information. Also, saying this species is polygynous, if you can give me 2 or more queens I would be grateful.

[AntBoi3030]

I don't think there are too many people selling Trachymyrmex, but good luck.

 

I suggest looking on I Naturalist and finding colonies near you. I know there are a bunch on Long Island.

[OwlThatLikesAnts]

Dang, Canada was so close to having a leaf cutter ant species…     WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

 

Anyways I feel like they are like Crematogaster in Montreal, they are extremely rare and in some cases they are non existent and you have to do to a very specific location to get them, like how inaturalist shows and just like Crematogaster in Montreal, some of the sightings are right on top of houses, 3 in a lake and one is even in the ocean! Anyone that has a colony is probably just lucky to stumble across a queen and is probably unlikely to sell their colony, because if I am guessing properly, they probably have a very low success rate because they are a fungus farming species, like how they lose their fungus pellets or the fungus just dies of disease or other things.

Edited by OwlThatLikesAnts, February 24 2025 - 7:29 PM.