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Started By jo16 , Sep 26 2025 4:37 PM

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#1 Offline jo16 - Posted September 26 2025 - 4:37 PM

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I found this queen near my house and was wondering what it was. 

Could anyone ID it for me or at least give me some Ideas?

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#2 Offline jo16 - Posted September 26 2025 - 8:08 PM

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sorry, hear is the picture.

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#3 Online RushmoreAnts - Posted September 26 2025 - 8:30 PM

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Crematogaster sp.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans                                  Camponotus vicinus, modoc, novaeboracensis, herculeanus

Formica pallidefulva, argentea                        Solenopsis molesta

Formica cf. aserva                                          Lasius brevicornis, neoniger

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger

#4 Offline jo16 - Posted Yesterday, 6:15 AM

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Thanks, I will have to look more into this species.


#5 Offline jo16 - Posted Yesterday, 6:38 AM

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Does this Sp do good in a THA formicarium.

I don't know much about the care requirements for this Sp. 


#6 Offline FinWins - Posted Yesterday, 2:51 PM

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I have a similar species and I really wouldn't know how they would react to a THA because I just keep them in a tubs and tubes setup despite the fact that they have outgrown it, they do well (don't worry I will be moving them into a 3d printed nest soon) but to sum it up they are a pretty resilient species so long as you get past the founding stage so I think they would do well in almost anything.


I keep: C. sansabeanus  :D, Formica argentea, :D, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, 

 

#7 Offline jo16 - Posted Yesterday, 4:30 PM

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Thanks for the suggestions!


#8 Online RushmoreAnts - Posted Yesterday, 5:42 PM

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I don't know much about the care requirements for this Sp. 

They are closely related to Tetras. One of the hardiest, fastest growing on the continent. Pretty much impossible to kill, they don't really have special requirements. A nest is a nest.


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans                                  Camponotus vicinus, modoc, novaeboracensis, herculeanus

Formica pallidefulva, argentea                        Solenopsis molesta

Formica cf. aserva                                          Lasius brevicornis, neoniger

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger

#9 Offline FinWins - Posted Yesterday, 8:52 PM

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Yeah, in my experience the hardest part of them is just finding the queen.


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I keep: C. sansabeanus  :D, Formica argentea, :D, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, 

 

#10 Offline jo16 - Posted Today, 9:02 AM

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Oh, that's cool, I have multiple Tetramorium Immigrans colonies, they are super cool ants to keep!


#11 Offline jo16 - Posted Today, 10:52 AM

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I have a question, do I need to hibernate her before she lays her firs eggs?


#12 Online ANTdrew - Posted Today, 1:57 PM

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Yes, probably so.
"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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