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#1 Offline olookitsme - Posted June 11 2021 - 7:49 AM

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Hey all, I am also new to the world of ant keeping and am as green as they come. I am currently keeping 3 camponotus pennsylvanicus queens in base test tube setups and was hoping to track down some other species. While the black carpenter ant species is easy enough to identify, I am absolutely clueless on how to identify other ant species around me and and the difference between the queens and the rest of the colony. Is there any recommendations on resources to help me with this? All help is appreciated and manny thanks in advance.

Queens owned

     3 Camponotus pennsylvanicus

     3 Formica pallidefulva

 


#2 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 11 2021 - 8:23 AM

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Welcome! AntWiki and Antmaps are both decent resources. Antmaps will help you figure out the species in your state and then you can see what they look like on AntWiki and find info on them.


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#3 Offline olookitsme - Posted June 11 2021 - 10:07 AM

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Welcome! AntWiki and Antmaps are both decent resources. Antmaps will help you figure out the species in your state and then you can see what they look like on AntWiki and find info on them.


Sorry I am also new to forums.. But thank you for the info. I will be checking those out for sure
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Queens owned

     3 Camponotus pennsylvanicus

     3 Formica pallidefulva

 


#4 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 12 2021 - 7:50 AM

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Welcome! AntWiki and Antmaps are both decent resources. Antmaps will help you figure out the species in your state and then you can see what they look like on AntWiki and find info on them.


Sorry I am also new to forums.. But thank you for the info. I will be checking those out for sure

 

No need to apologize for being new.



#5 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted June 12 2021 - 9:05 AM

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Welcome! AntWiki and Antmaps are both decent resources. Antmaps will help you figure out the species in your state and then you can see what they look like on AntWiki and find info on them.

Seconding this. I might also recommend antweb.org. It's harder to learn to navigate, but once you get the hang of it it's very useful. Antmaps and Antwiki are more beginner friendly though.


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#6 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 12 2021 - 2:29 PM

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Welcome to the forum!

 

 

I will say antweb is probably more of a favorite for me. Some of the names on the map are outdated, but with some time, its super useful. Being able to search distribution by genus can be super useful.


Edited by NickAnter, June 12 2021 - 2:29 PM.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 


#7 Offline cap_backfire - Posted June 16 2021 - 8:25 AM

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Hey all, I am also new to the world of ant keeping and am as green as they come. I am currently keeping 3 camponotus pennsylvanicus queens in base test tube setups and was hoping to track down some other species. While the black carpenter ant species is easy enough to identify, I am absolutely clueless on how to identify other ant species around me and and the difference between the queens and the rest of the colony. Is there any recommendations on resources to help me with this? All help is appreciated and manny thanks in advance.

Welcome!  I'm in Joliet-how close are you to Chicago?   






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