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[AntHUB]

I'm currently keeping

Pseudomyrmex pallidus, a 9 queen polygyne colony with 35 workers.

Pogonomyrmex cf. Occidentalus, a colony with about 100 workers.

Tetramorium immigrans, a 20 worker colonies.

 

some other queens had colonies but they died.

[YsTheAnt]

Keeping:
Camponotus Modoc: 75+ workers
Camponotus quercicola: 2x, larger at 30 workers
Tetramorium immigrans: 100+ workers
Prenolepis imparis: 5 queens, ~15 workers
Camponotus hyatti: 2 workers
Camponotus semitestaceus: 15+ workers
Camponotus fragilis: 10+ workers
Myrmecocystus navajo: 10+ workers
Pogonomyrmex rugosus: 15 queens, 2 with pupae
Pogonomyrmex subdentatus: 4 queens, some almost with workers
Aphaenogaster occidentalis: 3 queens with eggs
Veromessor andrei: 20-40 workers
Lasius flavus: queen with no eggs

Edited by YsTheAnt, December 4 2018 - 7:55 AM.

[Mettcollsuss]

Current:

• Aphaenogaster rudis
• Tetramorium immigrans
• Formica subsericea
• Brachymyrmex depilis
• Formica cf. incerta
• Lasius cf. flavus
• Myrmecina americana

 

Past:

• Camponotus nearcticus

[itsHYDRO]

Pheidole sp. 2 queens 20-30 workers
Crematogaster sp. 1 queen 30-40 workers
Tapinoma sp. 2 queens 20-30 workers
Pogonomyrmex barbatus 1 queen and brood
Camponotus discolor 1 queen and brood
Monomorium minimum 1 queen 1 worker
Crematogaster sp. 1 queen and brood
Lasius neoniger 1 queen 2 workers

[Jpfsquared]

Currently keeping

Lasius flavus
Formica Pallidefulva
Tapinoma Sesille
Temnothorax Longispinosus

Previosly
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus
Tetramorium immigrans

[Zen]

Prenolopis imparis

I have been looking for more queens but I have not yet had any luck.

I am pretty much a beginner only started to have an interest in ant keeping since a year ago

[disasterants]

current:

prenelopis imparis queen

lasius umbratus queen (haven't got a host colony to introduce her to yet...)

 

past:

wild caught Camponotus Pensylvanicus queen (they had a die-off and i re-released them back into the wild)

[ken14400]

Current:

-Prenolepsis Imparis queen

-Formia Subsericea

-Camponotus Pennsylvanicus 

-Tetramorium Immigrans

-Lasius Neoniger

-Myrmica rubra (16+ queens)

-Crematogaster Cerasi

 

Past:

-Tetramorium Immigrans

-Fomirca Fusca

[anttics]

Current:
Veromessor pergandei: 3000+ workers
Camponotus fragilis: 1 major, 49 workers
Camponotus Sansabeanus: founding stage
2 Camponotus vicinus: founding stage. will sell both colonies
Novomessor Cockerelli: 20 workers

No failed colonies yet

Edited by anttics, May 16 2018 - 9:30 AM.

[AntsBC]

Current:

Manica Invidia

Myrmica Specioides

Formica neogagates

Formica Pacfica

 

Past:

Myrmica specioides

Myrmica Rubra

Manica invidia

Formica Pacifica

Formica neogagates

Lasius neoniger

Tetramorium Immigrans

[EthanNgo678]

Current:

 

Formica francoeuri

 

Past:

 

Nylanderia vividula 

Camponotus levitages 

Tapinoma sessile 

Camponotus hyatti

Solonopis molesta

Lasius alienus

Edited by EthanNgo678, August 8 2018 - 7:48 AM.

[BeginnerAntKeeper]

Present Ants:
Quad-Pheidole Parva queen colony
Solo Pheidole Parva colony
Presumed Eurhopalothrix sp
Presumed Tetramorium sp
Carebara Diversa Colony
2 Meranoplus Bicolor
Numerous Pheidole Parvas(Presumed Infertile)
1 Camponotus(fertile with eggs)
Past Ants:
Oecophylla Smaragdina(Escaped, only one to do so)
2 Odontomachus
Numerous Crematogaster
2 Pheidole Colonies
2 Crematogaster Colonies
Numerous Pheidole
3 Carebara Diversa
Polyrhachis Dives
Nylanderia Colony
Numerous Nylanderia queens
3 Meranoplus Bicolor
Numerous Camponotus
Paratopula Occulata

Edited by BeginnerAntKeeper, April 9 2019 - 4:04 AM.

[AntsBC]

I have kept the following species:

Myrmica incompleta

Myrmica rubra

Manica hunteri

Formica pacifica

Formica neorufibarbis

Formica neogagates

Lasius neoniger

Leptothorax muscorum

Tetramorium immigrans

Edited by AntsBC, July 3 2018 - 12:01 PM.

[richants]

Currently keeping

All caught this year and no nanitics yet.

Camponotus Modoc. 

Solenopsis Xyloni 

Tetramorium.

[rubberbandgirl]

Current: messor barbarus

[Jean]

Current: crematogaster cerasi, my first ants. 1 queen, 3 workers and now (this week!) 4 nanitics!!

[Jean]

Pogonomyrmex Rugosus
Pogonomyrmex Californicus Bicolor
Acromyrmex Versicolor
Myrmecocyctus Mexicanus
Novomessor Cockerelli

Every genus and species one on your list is one I want to have.  I'd be happy with any Mrymecocystus but M. Mexicanus would be terrific. I got c. cerasi randomly (not a lot of GAN farmers nearby) and I can see why they are popular, but I prefer the larger ants & honey pots (not so large) are just too cool.

[ponerinecat]

Current: Hypoponera opacior

              Monomorium minimum/ergatogyna

              Apheanogaster sp.

              3 unidentified camponotus speicies

                 sp. 1: black body with half of gaster dark orange and black legs, black workers

                 sp. 2: black body with 3 quarters of gaster light brown, workers light brown/very light orange

                 sp. 3: black body with red legs, black workers

              Tapinoma sessile（No queen）

              Linepithima humile (experimental colony for escape barriers. If it can stop argentine ants, it can stop all ants)

              Cardiocondyla obscurior

              Cardiocondyla/myrmica/myrmecina: 2 small black cardiocondyla like queens with a myrmica like texture, polygynous

              Stennama queen

              Prenolepsis alates(don't feel like killing them)

              Formica sibylla alate(a pet)

              Small Temnothorax Curvispinosus/extremely small Crematogaster alate

Deceased: Formica sibylla

                  Red monogamous Pheidole sp.

                  Solenopsis molesta alate

                  Solenopsis xyloni queen

                  Jet black Camponotus, slimmer than sp. 3

                  Prenolepsis queen

                  Black polygynous Pheidole sp.

                  Myrmica/Myrmecina alate

Edited by ponerinecat, December 27 2018 - 7:16 PM.

[FSTP]

I'll update this, since what I'm keeping has changed quite a bit.

 

 

Presently Kept Ants:

 

Dorymyrmex bicolor  x 36 many with newly eclosed nanitics others with just brood.

 

Pogonomyrmex rugosus x 12  All in founding stage non with workers yet.

 

Hopefully by the end of this month I'll have some more nice interesting ants to add to this presently kept ant list.

 

 

 

Past Kept Ants:

 

Pogonomyrmex californicus

 

Dorymyrmex insanus 

 

Solenopsis molesta 

 

Aphaenogaster occidentallis 

 

Prenelopis impairs 

 

Lasius niger 

Edited by FSTP, December 3 2018 - 11:04 PM.

[GeorgeK]

Oh, this is fun, we got a list I didn't know about.

Presently Kept Ants:

Cryptopone Ochracea, Queen, should have workers in spring?

Camponotus Vagus, Fancy little colony, queen and ~30 workers, no majors

Liometopum Microcephalum, This is quite older colony, it has queen for sure and unknown number of workers.

Solenopsis Fugax, Queen and god knows how many workers

Tetramorium Caespitum, Two queens and ~20 workers. Queens already fought each other, but they reintroduced outcast queen back in nest.