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[ColKurtz]

Hey everybody,

I'm from the Northeast, Bergen County, New Jersey, and Great Barrington, Massachusetts since I have a house in both states.

 

 

I am currently in possession of, Crematogaster Cerasi, Camponotus Pennsylvanicus, Aphenogaster Picea?, many Pheidole bicarnata queens, Pheidole Tysoni or Morrisii (still trying to figure it out), Prenolepis imparis (3x), Lasius Neoniger (5x), Lasius Brevicornis (2x), and a founding Solenopsis molesta super colony.

 

Here is some of the colonies, ill try to update as best as I can

 

P. Morrisii or Tysoni 9-4-23

 

 

9-4-23P. bicarnata 9-4-23

 

 

C. pennsylvanicus 9-4-23

 

 

C. Cerasi  9-4-23

 

 

P. imparis 9-4-23

 

[Ottercl]

Nice, did you catch the Lasius brevicornis in MA? I’ve been trying find one forever.

[ColKurtz]

Nice, did you catch the Lasius brevicornis in MA? I’ve been trying find one forever.

I captured them in NJ. I seem to find them in/near moss 

[Virginian_ants]

An easy way to ID Tysoni or Morrisi is that Morrisi are bigger. If the queen is similar in size to your other Pheidole when than that's Morrisi. I think it's Tysoni.

[ColKurtz]

An easy way to ID Tysoni or Morrisi is that Morrisi are bigger. If the queen is similar in size to your other Pheidole when than that's Morrisi. I think it's Tysoni.

Thanks for the info

 

This is the first year I've kept Tysoni so I wasn't sure which one it was

[Virginian_ants]

Tysoni have to be my favorite Pheidole I've ever kept.

[azzaaazzzz00]

Cool I live in Bergen County as well and I've failed to get a succesful Pheidole colony going yet. Did you find Pheidole in NJ or MA?

[ColKurtz]

I found Bicarnata in south Jersey and found Tysoni in my backyard

 

I was hoping to get my hands on pilifera this year but I'm in too north of jersey form them or not a local population of them

[ANTdrew]

Don’t forget the i in bicarinata.

[ColKurtz]

Journal entry 9-7-23

 

Couple of days ago I found a Tetramorium immigrans queen thar I forgot about, most workers dead. I transported into a new test tube and and brood boosted it. Turns out , I moved the cotton too far in the water and its starting to flood, so I had to get them a new test tube and here is a picture of the colony

 

 

Other photos of my colonies

 

Aphenogaster picea or rudis

 

 

 

Solenopsis molesta

 

 

Edited by ColKurtz, September 7 2023 - 1:20 PM.