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[Antliebe]

Hello everyone!

Our first catch using a black-light last night.  Fingers crossed it is a queen.  My 8 year old is very excited to wake up tomorrow morning and find out what ID's you may have for her catch.  We appreciate your expertise in advance!

 

1. Location: Portland, Oregon
2. Date of collection: July 19, 2020
3. Habitat of collection: Tucked in a fold of sheet near black light
4. Length (from head to gaster): 3/8"
5. Color, hue, pattern and texture: Red jaws, red tip of legs, black body, red antanne
6. Distinguishing characteristics: See above
7. Distinguishing behavior: None noted
8. Nest description: N/A

9. Nuptial flight time and date: Guessing evening of July 19th

Cheers!

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[M_Ants]

Definitely a queen. 

[M_Ants]

My guess is tetramorium. 

[ANTdrew]

I say Tetramorium immigrans, too.

[Antkid12]

Nice!

[TennesseeAnts]

Tetramorium immigrans.

[Antliebe]

Thank you everyone!  Happy to hear she is definitely a queen and excited about having a tetramorium.

[Kaelwizard]

There is a thread called Tetra Talk where we talk about this species if you want to learn a bit.

[ponerinecat]

The species is very simple to care for and fast growing, a good beginner queen. 

[Antliebe]

I will check out the thread about Tetras, thank you!  It sounds like the perfect species for us beginners.  My daughter woke up THRILLED to all of your replies so thank you everyone.  We are really getting into this!

[TechAnt]

Just know they eat a lot of things, so you have a wide dietary option (unlike my Camponotus Vicinus haha..) and they are highly active too. So your daughter would probably enjoy watching them, I reccomend a Mini Hearth set-up once they get around a hundred workers. The Mini Hearth could contain them for a long while, as they are small ants.

[Antliebe]

Just know they eat a lot of things, so you have a wide dietary option (unlike my Camponotus Vicinus haha..) and they are highly active too. So your daughter would probably enjoy watching them, I reccomend a Mini Hearth set-up once they get around a hundred workers. The Mini Hearth could contain them for a long while, as they are small ants.

Thank you for the advise.  Sounds like we are in for a treat with the Tetra.  Where do you buy the Mini Hearth? 

[TennesseeAnts]

 

Just know they eat a lot of things, so you have a wide dietary option (unlike my Camponotus Vicinus haha..) and they are highly active too. So your daughter would probably enjoy watching them, I reccomend a Mini Hearth set-up once they get around a hundred workers. The Mini Hearth could contain them for a long while, as they are small ants.

Thank you for the advise.  Sounds like we are in for a treat with the Tetra.  Where do you buy the Mini Hearth? 

 

https://tarheelants....cts/mini-hearth

[Antliebe]

Thank you @Ant_Dude2908.  Helpful to know this is a reputable place to buy.  Recently bought some formicariums off Amazon which were junk.  Looks my kiddo will be doing some yard work to earn $$$ to buy this in the near future.

[ANTdrew]

Tetramorium do best in a tubs and tubes set up. Mini-hearths are ok, but they have a way of escaping them. Also, they quickly overwhelm the foraging area, which makes cleaning and feeding near impossible without more escapes. I recommend a good plastic box with fluon around the rim. Put the tube with a tiny opening right in the box and line it with a thin layer of dry sand.

[TechAnt]

Thank you @Ant_Dude2908. Helpful to know this is a reputable place to buy. Recently bought some formicariums off Amazon which were junk. Looks my kiddo will be doing some yard work to earn $$$ to buy this in the near future.

It’s a very good purchase, trust me.

Edited by TechAnt, July 22 2020 - 6:29 PM.