After keeping F. obscuripes and F. moki, I developed a particular interest to the Formica genus as a whole. One could call this a phase, though I plan on keeping at least a few of them long-term and hopefully get large colonies out of. Since I plan on catching Polyergus this year and keeping them long-term, having a number of mature host colonies in tandem with the obligate slave raiders would be really useful. In any case, I hope to have fun with these criminally underrated ants, as here in California they're often overshadowed by more popular ants like Myrmecocystus and Pogonomyrmex. I've also decided to part ways with several other colonies in order to keep these Formica, although I did keep some Pheidole, Pseudomyrmex, and a number of cryptic species. Updates will come soon.
Current Species:
Formica cf. accreta
Formica cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva
Formica francoeuri
Formica cf. moki
Formica obscuripes
Formica fusca-group sp. 1
Formica neogagates-group sp. 1
Past Species:
Formica cf. ravida
Formica subpolita
Wishlist Species:
Formica dakotensis
Formica difficilis-group
Formica integroides
Formica neoclara
Formica neorufibarbis
Formica oreas
Formica perpilosa
Edited by bmb1bee, June 3 2025 - 9:27 AM.
