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What are these queens I'm thinking about buying? 5/16/24
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, May 16 2024 2:00 PM
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Posted May 16 2024 - 2:00 PM
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Hey everyone I'm new to the ant colony life/hobby. Can anyone name this type of ant? I believe they're from Northern California sorry I don't have much info just that I might buy them.
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Posted May 16 2024 - 2:10 PM
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Hard to say anything definitively without clearer photos and/or location, but those seem like they may be fire ants Solenopsis queens, but if actually in NorCal then would have to be S. xyloni, which they don't look like.
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Posted May 16 2024 - 2:18 PM
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it might be some type of pheidole, also, I agree with Mettcollsuss. S. xyloni queens have smaller gasters then them, and are not polygnous.
Where are you buying them?
Where are you buying them?
Edited by AsdinAnts, May 16 2024 - 2:19 PM.
Currently keeping
-A. occidentalis
-B. patagonicus
-C. vicinus
-F. neogagates
-M. invidia
-Stennama spec..
I will want to also keep some other lasius types in the future.
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-A. occidentalis
-B. patagonicus
-C. vicinus
-F. neogagates
-M. invidia
-Stennama spec..
I will want to also keep some other lasius types in the future.
You should also subscribe to my youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@AsdAnts
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Posted May 16 2024 - 6:54 PM
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So they are solenopsis Invicta. Fire ant queens. I thought the seller was in California but I guess not. Thank you guys for the info!
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Posted May 16 2024 - 7:04 PM
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What state are you in? Ants are considered agricultural pests and thus are under USDA-APHIS regulations, they cannot legally be transported across state lines without a PPQ-526 permits. If you want to buy ants they'll have to either come from within your state or from one of the handful of vendors that have sales permits.
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Posted May 16 2024 - 7:19 PM
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Hard to say anything definitively without clearer photos and/or location, but those seem like they may be fire ants Solenopsis queens, but if actually in NorCal then would have to be S. xyloni, which they don't look like.
I doubt those would be S. invicta, could they be a species of Crematogaster?
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Posted May 16 2024 - 9:21 PM
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I'm in northern California. I've been looking to buy a few queens then past couple days.
What state are you in? Ants are considered agricultural pests and thus are under USDA-APHIS regulations, they cannot legally be transported across state lines without a PPQ-526 permits. If you want to buy ants they'll have to either come from within your state or from one of the handful of vendors that have sales permits.
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Posted May 20 2024 - 5:06 AM
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Those aren’t Solenopsis, trust me. Pheidole seems more likely. I wouldn’t buy from a seller who can’t identify the ants they’re selling. If they were Solenopsis they would be illegal to buy, especially if the seller isn’t in your state, but illegal even if he is.
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Posted May 20 2024 - 5:44 AM
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More photos would help but I'm pretty confident those are indeed fire ant Solenopsis.
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Posted May 20 2024 - 11:21 AM
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Only legal fire ant that gets that dark is S. richteri, which is certainly not as brown as those ants.
I have some Solenopsis queens in a box I can go examine if you don’t trust me.
I have some Solenopsis queens in a box I can go examine if you don’t trust me.
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