these were found apr 29 late that night between 9 and midnight along side the c. Hyatti i have posted about. i have about a dozen. one of them still has its wings. today is may 3 2017. none have died!
they were found in an oak forest environment next to the American river at the Mississippi bar climbing along the oak trees looking for a place to live.
I'm not sure what exactly they are the ant id request i posted i don't have a usb microscope so figuring it out is tough untill they make workers.
now what ever they are, they are [censored] tough to make happy.. only one i saw had eggs when i was moving to a different place in my room in an attempt to make them more comfortable, because i had them in my "ant drawer" at my desk. its dark. i keep a rag over them so when i open it it stays dark, i have a heat source for them becasue my room gets quite cool and the temperature fluctuates alot. i keep all my small ants in there. the c. hyatti are happy there. but these others just wanna escape a few of them had ripped a bunch of the cotton off the test tubes i have them in so i put them in a small box with a rag and set them in a cupboard above my desk.. will check on them in a few days to see whether or not they like it there or not.
either way this will be an experience. these and the c. hyatti are among the very first wild caught queens i have ever found. the strongest of each of these species is going to be long time friends of mine!
Edited by dethlovesme, May 3 2017 - 6:35 AM.
