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#1 Offline Xothi - Posted August 20 2018 - 7:40 AM

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Hello everyone. I'm new to ant keeping and have just caught my first queens, they are Formica Fusca's.

 

 

I hope to be able to get along with you all, I've been interested in ant keeping for a while but never really had the time, but now I have the time and I'm just getting started :D

 

I'd like to be able to come to some of you for help, or maybe share news about nuptial flights or exchange queens potentially in the future if some of you here are also in Michigan.

 

 

Also sorry for any odd rambling, I can't help myself :P

 

- Mel



#2 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted August 20 2018 - 8:14 AM

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Welcome to Formiculture Xothi! :D


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus


#3 Offline Xothi - Posted August 20 2018 - 9:18 AM

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Thank you very much!



#4 Offline Major - Posted August 20 2018 - 3:47 PM

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Welcome to Formiculture Xothi! It's a great thriving community! Also, Formica Fusca isn't in North America.

#5 Offline Xothi - Posted August 21 2018 - 9:59 AM

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Really? Dang, now I'm really confused, from the website I was looking at said we had em here in Michigan. and I keep getting mixed reviews on what these ants actually are.  :thinking:

 

But thank you!



#6 Offline Major - Posted August 21 2018 - 10:18 AM

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Start an ID thread, the members here will hopefully get your queen properly identified pretty fast. Most common Formica sp. in the North East is Formica Subserica. We would need pics to get it properly identified though.




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