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Small Queen in Dade City, FL 3/8/22

Started By JasperNeedsHelp , Mar 8 2022 8:03 PM

Best Answer CheetoLord02 , March 8 2022 - 10:01 PM

Definitely Solenopsis invicta. I am sorry for your loss.

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#21 Offline JasperNeedsHelp - Posted March 10 2022 - 7:55 PM

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Honestly, I'm tempted to keep her since she's my first queen, and if she's a hardy species, then I certainly would like to begin with such :') I just need to do some extra research and do as you guys have mentioned. Any good Solenopsis invicta journals I could probably try to follow maybe? Get a good idea of a proper setup?

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Beginner seller, intermediate keeper, long-time enthusiast! Currently keeping:
- x2 Solenopsis invicta queen w/ brood
- x3 Dorymyrmex bureni queen w/ brood
- x1 Crematogaster Emery queen
- x1 Camponotus castaneus queen w/ brood
- x1 [i]Camponotus tortuganus queen w/ brood
- x13 [i]Camponotus floridanus queens w/ brood

#22 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted March 10 2022 - 8:13 PM

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Honestly, I'm tempted to keep her since she's my first queen, and if she's a hardy species, then I certainly would like to begin with such :') I just need to do some extra research and do as you guys have mentioned. Any good Solenopsis invicta journals I could probably try to follow maybe? Get a good idea of a proper setup?

Setups are very simple. BUT you will need to take a lot of precautions to prevent escape.

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Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#23 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted March 22 2022 - 12:30 PM

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In this case the set up would have to be checked for any flaws or parts that don't have an escape barrier...or else it's gonna be painful and that's when most would panic, knock over the entire nest, freeing them all. THEN, they would run outside with stinging fire ants in their pants yelling "HELPPPP" and the neighbors just think you've finally lost it. But anyways, other than that your fine.

Been keeping ants since January of 2021

Always try new things, even if its hard, hard is not impossible. We are smart and it's good to be smart but not too smart for your own good.