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Ant ID Western Henderson NV

Started By cooIboyJ , Sep 4 2025 10:55 AM
ant id west henderson nv nevada

Best Answer ANTdrew , September 5 2025 - 6:47 PM

Looks like Nylanderia to me. Guessing N. vividula. Go to the full post


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#1 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted September 4 2025 - 10:55 AM

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Hello everyone, I caught 5 of these queen ants recently.

1. Henderson, NV at a pool in my neighborhood.
2. 9/2/25
3. I found them near some trees in the pool.
4. 7-9mm
5. A black head, with a reddish orangish thorax, with black gaster.
6. Longish legs and antenae

9. I caught them at about 8:30pm west coast
10 . 

Queen ID pic 3
Queen ID pic 2
queen ID

 


The ants go marching.

 

Currently keeping:

Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Nylanderia vividula

Forelius pruinosus

#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 5 2025 - 6:47 PM   Best Answer

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Looks like Nylanderia to me. Guessing N. vividula.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted September 6 2025 - 6:30 AM

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Seconding Nylanderia


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#4 Offline cooIboyJ - Posted September 6 2025 - 9:30 AM

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Just to double check, these ants like heat right? Because last year I caught some but they never got past the egg stage, and I assumed that was because of lack of heat. So I recently bought a heat cable and gave it to them. They were going crazy for the heat when I put the heat cable in front of their test tubes and they were digging at the cotton trying to get the heat cable. Once I put the heat cable on top of their test tube then they calmed down.


The ants go marching.

 

Currently keeping:

Brachymyrmex patagonicus

Nylanderia vividula

Forelius pruinosus

#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 6 2025 - 9:33 AM

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Yes, they love heat.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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