So I've been wanting to keep leafcutter ants forever, and I just learned that Trachymyrmex septentrionalis live in my area. Does anyone know when they fly, so I can catch a queen? Thanks.
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So I've been wanting to keep leafcutter ants forever, and I just learned that Trachymyrmex septentrionalis live in my area. Does anyone know when they fly, so I can catch a queen? Thanks.
They are in my area as well and I've seen alates still in the nests. I'm not sure if that means they have not flown yet though.
I accidentally froze all my ants
Also, what would I keep them in? A test tube or formicarium doesn't seem to have enoght open space for their fungus gardens to grow.
Edited by Bryansant, May 7 2018 - 10:21 AM.
I'm from NY and they're apparently near my area, I'm also curious as to when they fly
Sorry to burst your bubble Flame.Hyped but there’s no Trachyamyrmex in NY.
Antmaps.org says there are.
If you have a population near you, we've been finding queens walking about since the start July. A friend in Ohio said colonies there have alates in them the second week of June. They either fly twice a year or queens from previous flights continue foraging well into the following year. I'm not sure which but it might be worth it to dig into an established colony and take a little bit of fungus from them to help get your queens started.
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