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[RazzCicle767]

I found these in a pecan in southwestern Missouri a while back and have not been able to ID them. They look like giant Pharoh ants to me. The queen has one big black stripe on her abdomen, and her workers have 3 black spots on their’s. Here is the picture.
https://share.icloud...3DubkNofpJfiAjw

[OwlThatLikesAnts]

They look like temnothorax curvispinosus, considering that the workers have two black dots on them

[RazzCicle767]

Thank you, that was very helpful. I can now get tips on how to care for them. Thank you again!

[OwlThatLikesAnts]

Thank you, that was very helpful. I can now get tips on how to care for them. Thank you again!

Sadly I have never kept them before so I can’t really provide much insight, but I do know that they don’t require anything really special and can be kept like any ant (that are really small)

[Artisan_Ants]

Thank you, that was very helpful. I can now get tips on how to care for them. Thank you again!

Keep them like any other species of ant. The setup in the pictures provided is perfect! Just make sure you're feeding them (protein in the form of insects like mealworms, super worms, silkworms, dubia roaches etc) and minimize disturbance as much as possible.

[RazzCicle767]

Ok, do I need to give them a small outworld or do I just need the test tube for this stage?

[Artisan_Ants]

Ok, do I need to give them a small outworld or do I just need the test tube for this stage?

You can just use the current test tube setup to feed them but just keep in mind that there is a risk of mold if you do that (especially with protein, as the ants carry small chunks and bring it to their larvae to feed on it Leftovers will get onto the cotton and create spores resulting in mold.) An outworld is also fine, just keep it small like you said, and provide ventilation holes if you do so (make sure they're small enough that the ants can't escape as the workers of this ant species are obviously very small). It's really up to you on how you want to feed them but just note that this Temnothorax species has very small colonies (peaking at around 100 or less workers according to AntWiki) you might want to consider limited foraging area in general (despite the mold, I personally prefer the test tube feeding method for small ant species). 

 

Hope this helps!

[ANTdrew]

Ok, do I need to give them a small outworld or do I just need the test tube for this stage?

You can just use the current test tube setup to feed them but just keep in mind that there is a risk of mold if you do that (especially with protein, as the ants carry small chunks and bring it to their larvae to feed on it Leftovers will get onto the cotton and create spores resulting in mold.) An outworld is also fine, just keep it small like you said, and provide ventilation holes if you do so (make sure they're small enough that the ants can't escape as the workers of this ant species are obviously very small). It's really up to you on how you want to feed them but just note that this Temnothorax species has very small colonies (peaking at around 100 or less workers according to AntWiki) you might want to consider limited foraging area in general (despite the mold, I personally prefer the test tube feeding method for small ant species).

Hope this helps!

Is this AI?

[AntBoi3030]

No, I don't think it is.

[Artisan_Ants]

 

 

Ok, do I need to give them a small outworld or do I just need the test tube for this stage?

You can just use the current test tube setup to feed them but just keep in mind that there is a risk of mold if you do that (especially with protein, as the ants carry small chunks and bring it to their larvae to feed on it Leftovers will get onto the cotton and create spores resulting in mold.) An outworld is also fine, just keep it small like you said, and provide ventilation holes if you do so (make sure they're small enough that the ants can't escape as the workers of this ant species are obviously very small). It's really up to you on how you want to feed them but just note that this Temnothorax species has very small colonies (peaking at around 100 or less workers according to AntWiki) you might want to consider limited foraging area in general (despite the mold, I personally prefer the test tube feeding method for small ant species).

Hope this helps!

Is this AI?

 

No. I wrote this myself based off of personal experience.

[RazzCicle767]

Yep he’s real. He answered most of my posted topics