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[AntswerMe]

Trachymyrmex septentrionalis are undergoing a large nuptial flight here in northeastern Florida right now and I'm going to go ahead and catch some queens. I'm aware that the fungus they grow can be rather sensitive to temperature so I ask, what temperature should I keep the ants and their fungus at?

[RhodyAnts]

Late reply, I know, but if I were to hazard a guess it would be the temperature of a basement.

[cpman]

It's probably about the same as Atta. They grow the same kind of fungus (at least the same genus).

Which means that it is about 25°C.

This paper may be interesting. It is about the cold tolerance of A. texana cultivars. This one is specifically about Trachymyrmex, but it only mentions temperature.