here is my brother's new fire ant colony.
Looks like solenopsis Invicta. correct me if I am wrong
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
ok, thanks!
currently keeping: colony 1. 1 brachymyrmex patagonicus queen, 0 workers, first pupae!
colony 2. 13 brachymyrmex patagonicus queens, 0 workers
colony 3. 1 solenopsis xyloni queen 0 workers
you're welcome!
Edited by GOCAMPONOTUS, March 6 2024 - 5:08 PM.
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
A agree with @ReignofRage now I see that xyloni has a lighter red color compared to Invicta witch has a darker hed
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
I don't think S. invicta have been established in Nevada yet, so likely S. xyloni as Reign states. I might be wrong on the establishing thing though.
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S.Invicta is in some parts of Nevada but it looks more like S.xyloni.
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
ok
currently keeping: colony 1. 1 brachymyrmex patagonicus queen, 0 workers, first pupae!
colony 2. 13 brachymyrmex patagonicus queens, 0 workers
colony 3. 1 solenopsis xyloni queen 0 workers
Is the S.xyloni common? Because we found a small colony of them under basically every other rock, but we couldn't find their queen.
currently keeping: colony 1. 1 brachymyrmex patagonicus queen, 0 workers, first pupae!
colony 2. 13 brachymyrmex patagonicus queens, 0 workers
colony 3. 1 solenopsis xyloni queen 0 workers
Yes pretty common fire ant in Nevada.
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
ok
currently keeping: colony 1. 1 brachymyrmex patagonicus queen, 0 workers, first pupae!
colony 2. 13 brachymyrmex patagonicus queens, 0 workers
colony 3. 1 solenopsis xyloni queen 0 workers
Also they sting and it hurts for a few hours.
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
Yeah, my brother got stung by a supermajor when we were getting the queen. But it was on the knee so it didn't hurt very much.
currently keeping: colony 1. 1 brachymyrmex patagonicus queen, 0 workers, first pupae!
colony 2. 13 brachymyrmex patagonicus queens, 0 workers
colony 3. 1 solenopsis xyloni queen 0 workers
Yes it is not that painful.
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
Next time avoid collecting from whole colonies, unless you're sure you can get all of them. Since you collected the queen and just a handful of workers, she has a low chance of restarting the colony from almost scratch. They should be fine since you did collect workers, but they might not end up well because they didn't have as many as they used to. Also, the rest of the colony and brood you left behind are pretty much wasted, since they no longer have a queen.
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And I'd also recommend you to try moving them into a test tube so that they're easier to observe. You mentioned that the substrate in the container was wood chips in a separate thread; I'd avoid that because it might mold later on.
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Yeah, my brother got stung by a supermajor when we were getting the queen.
S. xyloni, and every Solenopsis in Nevada, do not have supermajors.
Edited by Artisan_Ants, March 7 2024 - 1:37 PM.
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Solenopsis as a whole genus has two petioles - there is no difference in the number of petioles between any two species of Solenopsis.
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