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[Vendayn]

Someone in the marketplace put up a message about wanting to buy Pseudomyrmex. While he was looking for the non-native species, I don't think he knew. There, are however in fact, I believe two maybe three native Pseudomyrmex species in California.

 

And every Summer when I go up to the mountains with my parents, and local deserts, to go after thunderstorms...for over 10 years before I gave up...I looked and looked and looked and looked even more for Pseudomyrmex.

 

Did I find a queen? Ever? Nope. 

 

In fact, I have NEVER even seen a single Pseudomyrmex worker at all, anywhere, ever. The only time I have is online in pictures, but that isn't the same to me.

 

Either they are the rarest, best looking (to me) ant that is native to california...or I have terrible luck.

 

Look how cool they look! This is at least one of the native species found in California. Pretty sure there is one or two more that I know of.

 

 

And never once have I seen a single worker for over 10 years So I gave up and decided to not look for them again lol. Maybe one day I'll see one, probably not.

 

Do you guys have any similar experience to that? A native species (in the state you live in) that you always wanted to have or observe, but never even seen them?

Edited by Vendayn, January 13 2017 - 6:42 PM.

[Alabama Anter]

Probably Cephalotes. I think they are native to Alabama, but they are elusive af.

[ParaStatic]

Formica densiventris (red red black formica) Look so amazing, I see the workers all the time but never ever see any queens.  Have been looking for years. 

[ctantkeeper]

Probably Monomorium pharaonis 

[Connectimyrmex]

There are no native ants in Hawaii, but here are two ants that occurs in Hawaii that I want:

 

Either Pseudomyrmex Gracilis or Strumigenys sp. I used to have a PG queen but it died . Also, my friend has Strumigenys, but he refuses to give me even a worker. I think that maybe I shouldn't have told him that those are rare .

[Canadian anter]

Camponotus castaneus and Camponotus americanus

[LC3]

Any ant in the South Interior of my province really, the one part of BC where a few southern species manage to just make it across the border, like Pogonomyrmex occidentalis and salinus, Myrmecocystus testaceus and Pheidole californica. (Although I think the range of the latter isn't confined solely to the more southern parts) 

[Leo]

Odontomachus, found queens but infertile EVERY TIME   

Asian Army Ants, only males seen ...

anochetus, only workers

a rather large pachycondyla sp, found queen stung me, made me lose a $100 and then decided to die

[Shareallicu]

Camponotus queen

 

Harvester queens 

[Nathant2131]

Myrmica rubra. I have never seen them but want them a lot because they are very poligonous, and active/aggressive, not to mention cool looking.

Edit: Oh wait, they are exotic XD

Edited by Nathant2131, January 14 2017 - 2:45 PM.

[Martialis]

Dolichoderus sp.

[antgenius123]

Camponotus queens. I see huge workers all the time but I've never seen a single queen.

[SoySauce]

If there's any odontomachus species in so cal I would love to find those.

[NZAntKeeper]

I would love to have a Pachycondyla Castanea colony mainly because of their size and they sting

[Serafine]

In Germany there's Messor structor (a multiqueen Messor species) but I've never seen them.

Only tons of wood ants (my old home town had a MASSIVE supercolony with dozens of interconnected wood ant hills), black Carpenter ants, different Lasius, Tetramorium, etc. but no Messor.

Edited by Serafine, February 7 2017 - 3:06 AM.

[Alabama Anter]

If there's any odontomachus species in so cal I would love to find those.

Only way you'll get those in America, is in the gulf sates

[Martialis]

http://antmaps.org/?...tomachus.clarus

[Miles]

I've seen Camponotus essigi but I've never had the opportunity to keep them. Mini carpenter ants!

[Superant33]

Odontomachus, which supposedly exists in south central Texas. I have never seen one, not even a worker. However, I arrived in Texas well after S. invicta became dominant.

[Loops117]

Trachymyrmex is one of my desired native species. But for me, all native species are desired.