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Ant Keeping Census (Updated list of ants kept by members of the forum)

Started By dspdrew , Dec 5 2013 10:21 AM
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#281 Offline Izzy - Posted October 20 2023 - 7:17 AM

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Current species:

Aphaenogaster occidentalis

Aphaenogaster uinta

Camponotus modoc

Camponotus ocreatus

Camponotus sansabeanus x3

Camponotus vicinus x2 (bicolor variant)

Camponotus vicinus (black variant)

Crematogaster emeryana (5 queens)

Dorymyrmex (either bicolor or insanus)

Formica fusca group

Formica (unidentified desert species bought from Utah Ants)

Formica (another unidentified desert species brought from Utah Ants)

Formica (parasitic slave raiders brought from Utah Ants, probably Formica integra group)

Lasius americanus

Lasius brevicornis (2 queens)

Lasius neoniger group

Pheidole ceres x2

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Solenopsis molesta

Tetramorium immigrans

 

Past species:

Lasius ponderosae

Monomorium minimum (13 queens)

Myrmecocystus mimicus

Pogonomyrmex rugosus


Edited by Izzy, August 26 2025 - 10:02 AM.

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#282 Offline The_Gaming-gate - Posted February 9 2024 - 4:30 AM

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Solenopsis Invicta

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#283 Offline JesseTheAntKid - Posted February 9 2024 - 6:38 PM

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Tetramorium bicarinatum

Pheidole obscurithorax

Solenopsis sp.


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Currently keeping: Brachymyrmex patagonicus (one queen)

Wanting: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Atta texana

#284 Offline The_Gaming-gate - Posted May 21 2024 - 4:06 AM

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Add Brachymyrmex obscurior to that list.

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#285 Offline Ernteameise - Posted May 21 2024 - 10:46 AM

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I now keep 6 species:

 

Temnothorax nylanderi (acorn ants)- they are native from here in Germany

 

Lasius niger (black garden ant)- I collected the queen myself last year (Germany)

 

Messor barbarus (harvester ant)- from Southern Spain- my largest colony with about 500 workers currently

 

Camponotus piceus- a small, shiny black species from Portugal

 

Camponotus lateralis-  a small species that mimics (and is facultative parasite to) Crematogaster scutellaris. The colony is from Croatia.

 

Acanthomyrmex thailandensis- a small species of harvester ants from the tropical rainforest of Thailand


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#286 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted May 21 2024 - 10:49 AM

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Great diversity!


Currently keeping: 2 C.vicinus colonies.2 C.sansabeanus. 1 C.leavissimus. 2 C.Ca02. 1 V.pergandei. 4 T.immigrans.1 F.pacifica. 1 C.hyatti

1 M.ergatognya

 

 

 

 

Trying to get my hands on :C.modoc,A.vercicolor, and Any Honeypots

  

 

 

#287 Offline 1tsm3jack - Posted May 22 2024 - 5:27 AM

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Camponotus Pennsylvanicus 

 

Camponotus Nearcticus

 

Camponotus Sp.

 

Monomorium Minimum 

 

 2x Aphaenogaster Rudis

 

2x Tetramorium Immigrans

 

Pogonomyrmex Sp. (Founding)

 

Lasius Americanus

 

Lasius Neoniger

 

Crematogaster Sp.

 

Camponotus Castaneus


Edited by 1tsm3jack, October 4 2024 - 5:30 AM.

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#288 Offline AntsAnting808 - Posted May 28 2024 - 2:46 PM

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Me and my better half Currently Keeping:

- Camponotus Variegatus (Hawaiian carpenter ant is the largest ant in Hawaii, 650-750 workers, started from 1 queen my bf caught ending of 2023)

- Brachymyrmex sp. (I think Obscurior, 300-400 workers, started from 1 queen I caught under a brick trap in Sep 2023)

- Pseudomyrmex gracilis (newest colony replacing my old twig ant colony that just died out; new one currently has about 20 workers and a few queen alates & males)

Previously Kept: Paratrechina longicornis (black crazy ants)

#289 Offline Zeko - Posted June 12 2024 - 1:08 PM

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- 3 Argentine Ant Colonies [Founding]

- 1 Camponotus (?) Colony [Founding]


Edited by Zeko, June 12 2024 - 1:08 PM.

Colonies Keeping: 1 Formica Rufibarbis - 4 Tetramorium

 

 

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#290 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted June 12 2024 - 1:11 PM

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My signature :lol:


Currently keeping: 2 C.vicinus colonies.2 C.sansabeanus. 1 C.leavissimus. 2 C.Ca02. 1 V.pergandei. 4 T.immigrans.1 F.pacifica. 1 C.hyatti

1 M.ergatognya

 

 

 

 

Trying to get my hands on :C.modoc,A.vercicolor, and Any Honeypots

  

 

 

#291 Offline Stubyvast - Posted June 12 2024 - 6:29 PM

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Lasius Niger

Myrmica Rubra (x2)

Camponotus Modoc

 

Past:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica obscuripes + host Formica Pacifica


Manica invidia (1 queen,  ~200 workers)

Manica invidia (1 colonies, 1 queens plus 3 workers)

Lasius niger (single queen, ~200 workers - naturalistic, predatory set-up)

Lasius americanus (1 colony, ~10 workers)

Tetramorium immigrans (3 colonies, 3 queens, ~ five workers each | 1 colony, 1 queen, ~1200 workers)

Formica aserva (aserva queen, ~15  â€‹Formica neorufibarbis workers)

 

"And God made...everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. 

And God saw that it was good." - Genesis 1:25

 

#292 Offline NotAxo - Posted June 21 2024 - 5:56 PM

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C. Parius (3)
Aphoenogaster sp.? (1)
C. Irratians (3)
C. Vittiosus (3)
T. Ingleybi (3)

Currently raising : C. Parius (2x), C. Vitiosus (2x), Carebara Diversa (1x), C. irratians (2x), M. brunnea (1x)

Have raised : Solenopsis

Enjoy anting, NotAxo :D

#293 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted June 21 2024 - 7:55 PM

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C.vicinus(3)

C.sansabeanus(2)

C.hyatti(1)

C.leavissimus(1)

C.ca02(2)

T.immigrans(4) 1 poly

D.bicolor(1)

M.ergatognya


Currently keeping: 2 C.vicinus colonies.2 C.sansabeanus. 1 C.leavissimus. 2 C.Ca02. 1 V.pergandei. 4 T.immigrans.1 F.pacifica. 1 C.hyatti

1 M.ergatognya

 

 

 

 

Trying to get my hands on :C.modoc,A.vercicolor, and Any Honeypots

  

 

 

#294 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted June 22 2024 - 8:02 PM

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A. occidentalis (dying colony)
B. patagonicus ( 2 founding groups of queens )
M. invidia (1 founding queen w/ pupa )
Stenamma sp. (most likely infertile, no eggs whatsoever)
T. immigrans ( 5 founding queens all with pupa )

#295 Offline B_rad0806 - Posted June 22 2024 - 9:35 PM

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Figured I'd update my list after 5 years:

Acromyrmex versicolor

Camponotus ca02

Camponotus clarithorax

Camponotus essigi

Camponotus fragilis

Camponotus hyatti

Camponotus johnsoni

Camponotus laevigatus

Camponotus laevissimus

Camponotus maritimus

Camponotus modoc

Camponotus ocreatus

Camponotus sansabeanus (2 sp.)

Camponotus semitestaceus (2 sp.)

Camponotus vicinus (3 sp.)

Formica francoeuri

Liometopum occidentale 

Myrmecocystus depilis

Myrmecocystus cf. depilis

Myrmecocystus cf. kennedyi

Myrmecocystus mexicanus 

Myrmecocystus mimicus

Myrmecocystus navajo 

Myrmecocystus placodops (01 & 02)

Myrmecocystus romainei

Myrmecocystus semirufus

Myrmecocystus testaceus

Myrmecocystus wheeleri

Myrmecocystus (6 other species which I could not ID)

Novomessor cockerelli

Pheidole barbata

Pheidole cerebrosior

Pheidole hyatti

Pheidole xerophila 

Pogonomyrmex californicus (bi-color & coastal)

Pogonomyrmex imberbiculus 

Pogonomyrmex maricopa 

Pogonomyrmex rugosus

Pogonomyrmex subdentatus 

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus 

Solenopsis invicta

Solenopsis xyloni

Veromessor andrei 

Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor stoddardi


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#296 Offline IdioticMouse26 - Posted June 22 2024 - 10:07 PM

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Current:

Camponotus Vicinus

Camponotus Modoc

Myrmica Rubra

 

Past:

Tetramorium immigrans

Lasius niger

Formica (?)


Oh, so this is how the signature function works. Nice.

#297 Offline AntsGodzilla - Posted August 22 2024 - 3:14 PM

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Pogonomyrmex Rugosus
Myrmecocystus deplisis
Monomorium Minimum

 

(soon to get more)


Edited by AntsGodzilla, October 14 2024 - 4:25 PM.

 

And many Carnivorous plants such as: Dionea (fly trap), Sarracenia (American Pitcher plant), Nepenthese (Tropical Pitcher plant), Drosera, (sundew) and Pinguicula (Butterwort) (show off your plants here)

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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores it's provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. Proverbs 6: 6-8

 

#298 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted August 22 2024 - 6:18 PM

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The current colonies are in my signature and the only past was a Forelius pruinosus that was my very first colony.

The ants go marching.

 

Currently keeping:

Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Nylanderia vividula

Solenopsis invicta

#299 Offline jo16 - Posted August 21 2025 - 2:26 PM

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Tetramorium Immigrans, around 80 workers.

Tetramorium sp, (unidentified) 19 queens, 4 with 4 or fewer workers.


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