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[Hothkinstroy]

Currently Keeping:
 
Lasius brevicornis x1 - The rest I gave to someone in my school
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1 - Founding Queen (In Diapause)
Crematogaster cerasi x1 - Founding Queen (Just took out of diapause)
Lasius claviger x1 - Dead? Or in deep hibernation
Pheidole bicarinata x1 - Just moved into a Wakooshi Saturn Nest
Tetramorium immigrans x1 - Test tube flooded, trying to make a recovery
Camponotus decipiens x1 - Not much, just growing right now, 40 something workers  
 
Species I want to keep:
 
Pheidole pilifera/megacephala/morissii/anything
Tapinoma sessile
Any Atta/Acromyrmex
Myrmecocystus mexicanus/placodops

 

 

If you want to learn more some of these colonies

[BDantsalberta]

Update?

[ColAnt735]

I guess I’ll do an updated one.

Solenopsis molesta
Lasius brevicornis
Lasius neoniger
Tetramorium immigrans
Messor minor
Temnothorax cf curvispinosus
Myrmica sp.
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus novaeboracensis
Formica incerta
Formica neogagates
Crematogaster cerasi

Ants I’d like to catch this year:
Aphaenogaster sp.
Camponotus myrementoma group
Monomorium minimum

[antperson24]

Here they are:

1. Aphaenogaster rudis (my favorite species).
2. Brachymyrmex sp.
3. Camponotus novaeboracensis
4. Lasius neoniger
5. Temnothorax curvispinosus
6. Tetramorium immigrans

I had a lot more last summer but some died. 

Edited by antperson24, March 5 2023 - 2:44 PM.

[Tanks]

I currently keep:

 

  1. Camponotus modoc

   

  2. Pogonomyrmex rugosus

 

  3.Camponotus hyatti

 

  4. Camponotus yogi

[Virginian_ants]

Right now I keep.

1. Aphaenogaster Rudis

2. Camponautus Castaneus

3. Monomorium Minimum

4. Pheidole Tysoni

5. Tetramorium Caespitum

6. Tapinoma Sessile

[Ernteameise]

In my youth:

I attempted to keep Myrmica rubra (European Fire Ant) for a short while, but did know nothing about them and that they need a higher amount of moisture. I was not successful

Then I got a special permit for the wood ant Formica polyctena and hept them for nearly 3 years and took them to the state school science competition and they won me a telescope!

 

Now:

1. Messor barbarus (Harvester Ant) - 2 colonies (one of the colonies is established, the other one is a "rescue" founding colony)

2. Temnothorax nylanderi (Acorn ants)

3. Lasius niger (a small colony has established on my balcony and I took charge of them instead of killing them)

 

EDIT:

4. Since this week, I now also have a starter colony of Camponotus piceus

Edited by Ernteameise, June 24 2023 - 8:26 AM.

[rptraut]

Thanks to the help with identification from members of this forum, I now feel confident to list the ant colonies I currently keep:

 

Brachymyrmex depilis x 4

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x 5

Lasius americanus x 3

Lasius brevicornis x 2

Lasius neoniger x 1

Lasius niger x 1

Myrmica americana x 5

Tapinoma sessile x 5

Temnothorax longispinosus x 1

Temnothorax curvispinosus x 4

Tetramorium immigrans x 2, XL x 1

 

 

Some of the small colonies on shelves in my workshop.

RPT

[AntPerson76]

Ants I'm keeping (Since I came back from TN)

- Pheidole Dentata x2
- Nylanderia Flavipes x2
- Tetramorium immigrans
- Pheidole Tysoni

Ants I've kept

- Camponotus Pennsylvanicus
- Crematogaster Lineolata
- Lasius Americanus
- Pheidole Tysoni
- Temnothorax Curvispinosus
- Tetramorium Immigrans
- Camponotus Nearticus
- Formica Argentea
- Formica Difficulis

Edited by AntPerson76, July 11 2023 - 6:20 AM.

[LowQualityAnts]

[quote name="LowQualityAnts" post="221536" timestamp="1670974988"]Current:
Current:
Camponotus americanus
Camponotus nearcticus

Currently founding:
Prenolepis imparis
Formica sp.

Past:
Solenopsis invicta

Past failed founding:
Camponotus castaneus
Brachymrmex patigonicus

[Ottercl]

Currently Keeping:
- Camponotus Castaneus
- Camponotus Pennsylvanicus
- Camponotus Chromaiodes

Kept in the Past:
- Camponouts Novaeboracensis
- Tetramorium Immigrans
- Formica Pallidefulva

[DinoH]

Current:

Aphaenogaster sp. or anything else.
Temnothorax curvispinosus
Tetramorium sp.

Founding:

Prenolepis imparis
Camponotus chromaiodes
Tetramorium immigrants
Aphaenogaster
Formica subsericea
Formica pallidefulva
Myrmica sp.

picea


Formica sp. (sent back to the wild due to being a slave raider)

2 not identified queens. (One DEAD)

Edited by DinoH, August 1 2023 - 4:44 AM.

[DinoH]

Thanks to the help with identification from members of this forum, I now feel confident to list the ant colonies I currently keep:
 
Brachymyrmex depilis x 4
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x 5
Lasius americanus x 3
Lasius brevicornis x 2
Lasius neoniger x 1
Lasius niger x 1
Myrmica americana x 5
Tapinoma sessile x 5
Temnothorax longispinosus x 1
Temnothorax curvispinosus x 4
Tetramorium immigrans x 2, XL x 1
 
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Some of the small colonies on shelves in my workshop.
RPT

Wow, Why do you have so many of the same species?

[Virginian_ants]

I feel like I should do an update even though I posted here just a month ago, but a lot has changed.

Colonies

1. Aphaenogaster X6

2. Tapinoma Sessile

3. Tetramorium

4. Pheidole Tysoni

5. Vollenhovia Emeryi

6. Strumigenys (Caught today)

7. Monomorium Minimum

8. Camponotus Castaneus

In founding

1. Tetramorium X3

2. Camponotus Castaneus

3. Pheidole X2

4. Nylandaria

5. Duel queened Ponera Pennsylvanica

6. Hypoponera

7. Parasitic Lasius.

In the past

1. Lasius Brevicornis

2. Mymrica

3. Formica Fusca group

4. Formica Pallidefulva Group

5. Camponotus Pennsylvanicus

6. Lasius Niger Group

7. Lasius Interjectus

8. Formica Pacifica

9. Myrmecina

[DinoH]

I feel like I should do an update even though I posted here just a month ago, but a lot has changed.

Colonies

1. Aphaenogaster X6

2. Tapinoma Sessile

3. Tetramorium

4. Pheidole Tysoni

5. Vollenhovia Emeryi

6. Strumigenys (Caught today)

7. Monomorium Minimum

8. Camponotus Castaneus

In founding

1. Tetramorium X3

2. Camponotus Castaneus

3. Pheidole X2

4. Nylandaria

5. Duel queened Ponera Pennsylvanica

6. Hypoponera

7. Parasitic Lasius.

In the past

1. Lasius Brevicornis

2. Mymrica

3. Formica Fusca group

4. Formica Pallidefulva Group

5. Camponotus Pennsylvanicus

6. Lasius Niger Group

7. Lasius Interjectus

8. Formica Pacifica

9. Myrmecina

In the begining of the post it was said to just edit your last post saying the ants you keep. By the way that seems like a lot of change in a month you must have gotten lucky.

[Virginian_ants]

Okay. I didn't read the beginning because on mobile it's hard to go back through many pages. Thanks. Also in the last one I forgot to add founding queens.

Edited by Virginian_ants, July 10 2023 - 6:18 AM.

[AntsCali098]

My updated one

Keeping:
Aphaenogaster occidentalis
Bracymrymex patigonicus
Camponotus ca-02
Camponotus clarithorax
Camponotus essigi
Camponotus vicinus
Camponotus laevigatus
Forelius sp
Myrmecocystus mexicanus
Pogonomrymex californicus
Pogonomrymex rugosus
Solenopsis molesta
Tetramorium bicarinatum
Tetramorium immigrans

Kept:
Acromyrmex versicolor
Formica fusca group
Monomorium ergtognya
Myrmecocystus testaceus
Pheidole navigans
Pheidole sp

[ZATrippit]

Current:
x2 Iridomyrmex sp.


(these are my fist queens that I found today)