Jump to content

  • Chat
  •  
  •  

Welcome to Formiculture.com!

This is a website for anyone interested in Myrmecology and all aspects of finding, keeping, and studying ants. The site and forum are free to use. Register now to gain access to all of our features. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation points to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so much more. If you already have an account, login here - otherwise create an account for free today!

Photo

Honeypot ant tips?

queen myrmecocystus

  • Please log in to reply
3 replies to this topic

#1 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 22 2020 - 6:16 AM

Spazmops

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 558 posts
  • LocationDenver, Colorado

I’m currently in southern Colorado, near the Rio Grande, and I’ve heard it has a lot of Myrmecostysus Mexicanus, which is my dream species. The nuptial flights are taking place these few weeks, but I haven’t seen any honeypot ants at all, much less queens wandering around. Do you honeypot ant keepers have any tips for finding them? Am I searching at the wrong time of day? Is it easier to dig up a founding queen? I’ve been looking in the afternoon, and there’s been rain every day. If you have any advice I’d love to hear it.


Co-owner and founder of Mountain Myrmeculture and The Menagerie Discord Server

Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 


#2 Offline Broncos - Posted July 22 2020 - 6:19 AM

Broncos

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 724 posts
  • LocationOrange, California
08999160d099e61841c6b4fce427fe8f.jpg
This will help with the right month to look.
Digging them up with a shovel works well too.
  • Spazmops likes this

Currently Keeping:

Pogonomyrmex Californicus Bicolor & Concolor

Pogonomyrmex Subnitidius

Camponotus Sansabeanus

Youtube:https://www.youtube....-ants-tutorials


#3 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 22 2020 - 8:19 AM

TechAnt

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,303 posts
  • LocationLos Angeles, California
I suggest reaching out to experts like dspdrew or SuperAnt33 (I reached out to them for advice on Myrmecoystus Mimicus)

And you should read up on the journals on Myrmecoystus. Just know they abandon repletes when moving to a new nest. Also, the queens can die randomly very easily, so try and keep them as calm as possible.

Edited by TechAnt, July 22 2020 - 8:20 AM.

  • Spazmops likes this
My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#4 Offline Spazmops - Posted July 22 2020 - 10:48 AM

Spazmops

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 558 posts
  • LocationDenver, Colorado

I suggest reaching out to experts like dspdrew or SuperAnt33 (I reached out to them for advice on Myrmecoystus Mimicus)

And you should read up on the journals on Myrmecoystus. Just know they abandon repletes when moving to a new nest. Also, the queens can die randomly very easily, so try and keep them as calm as possible.

Thank you for the advice! I’ve got my fingers crossed hoping I find one, because it’ll be a while before I get the chance to look again. I’ll try reaching out to dspdrew and SuperAnt33.


Co-owner and founder of Mountain Myrmeculture and The Menagerie Discord Server

Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 






Also tagged with one or more of these keywords: queen, myrmecocystus

0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users