Found this girl yesterday on the road. Pretty she is some type of Aphaenogaster. Size: 1mm
https://imgur.com/gallery/fmh0o
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Posted August 16 2017 - 3:49 AM
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Posted August 16 2017 - 4:19 AM
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Uh, I would check that size again 
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Posted August 16 2017 - 4:24 AM
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Uh, I would check that size again
Woops lol about 7mm.
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Posted August 16 2017 - 4:26 AM
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I agree with Aphaenogaster then.
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Posted August 16 2017 - 4:27 AM
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I agree with Aphaenogaster then.
Species?
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Posted August 16 2017 - 4:36 AM
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I agree with Aphaenogaster then.
Species?
Not a very easy genus to ID. We would need some better pictures.
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Posted August 16 2017 - 4:58 AM
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Probably A. cf. picea.
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Posted August 16 2017 - 5:10 AM
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Probably A. cf. picea.
There are plenty other possibilities.
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Posted August 16 2017 - 6:18 AM
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Probably A. cf. picea.
There are plenty other possibilities.
Yeah, that's true but I think it'd be okay to eliminate species like A. fulva and A. treatae; A. picea are characteristically darker in coloration. Even Aphaenogaster rudis is more red than it is black or brown.
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Posted August 16 2017 - 11:30 AM
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There are plenty other possibilities.Probably A. cf. picea.
Yeah, that's true but I think it'd be okay to eliminate species like A. fulva and A. treatae; A. picea are characteristically darker in coloration. Even Aphaenogaster rudis is more red than it is black or brown.
Care tips?
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Posted August 16 2017 - 7:21 PM
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Care tips?
Test tube set up will be fine for now. The queen will not need food until the first workers arrive. That should take between 1-2 months. When they do arrive, tiny drops of honey / water mixture will be okay ... but they don't always like it. They LOVE fruit flies, so if your local pet store carries those I would buy them.
Another thing, when I raised Aphaenogaster they had quite the personality. They were more inquisitive and bold than most ants I've dealt with. What I mean is they will actively but cautiously investigate you opening the tube during feeding time. It's pretty fun to watch, but they will get bolder and make a break for the exit at some point. Chasing down workers can be a chore so I recommend placing their tube in a small foraging area with the end open. They'll do fine with that set up. 
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