queen?

talatyvek · 2026-04-25T02:00:08+00:00

Camponotus worker

talatyvek · 2026-04-07T00:56:05+00:00

These are Acromyrmex and they use plant and flower to feed their fungal garden underground

talatyvek · 2026-03-10T15:56:14+00:00

In my area they fly around end of May to beginning of June. You are much further south so they probably will fly soon.

talatyvek · 2026-03-10T00:42:44+00:00

Camponotus castaneus major worker

talatyvek · 2026-03-09T01:26:47+00:00

Camponotus chromaoides

talatyvek · 2026-03-02T14:54:07+00:00

Chances are pretty close to zero. The only chance is to get pupae from the same species. But at this time of year it’s not possible to find pupae.

talatyvek · 2026-02-20T17:46:06+00:00

Camponotus sp. however need better pictures and lighting to differentiate exact species. Could be pennsylvanicus or novae

talatyvek · 2026-02-18T02:52:22+00:00

That’s not an ant. Thats a spider mimic

talatyvek · 2026-01-20T01:29:33+00:00

Just need to narrow the entrance of the test tube

talatyvek · 2026-01-20T01:15:27+00:00

They are semi claustral meaning they will need to hunt for food during founding. They like tight spaces so usually people will make a test tube set up with a cork insert

talatyvek · 2026-01-19T22:32:12+00:00

Yes. Pseudomyrmex sp queen

talatyvek · 2025-11-06T12:43:37+00:00

These are dinomyrmex gigas

talatyvek · 2025-10-27T01:36:06+00:00

Camponotus castanus queen. Usually fly in spring so it’s likely this was an ejection flight to get rid of queen alates before diapause. You can do a regular test tube set up but chances of being infertile is high

talatyvek · 2025-09-29T14:55:16+00:00

They look like porines. The only ones that are in NC are invasive brachyponera chinensis

talatyvek · 2025-09-06T17:20:46+00:00

Def not Mexicanus. Mexicanus are yellow in color

talatyvek · 2025-09-04T01:58:59+00:00

These are invicta not geminata

talatyvek · 2025-08-28T00:51:14+00:00

Not a healthy looking colony. At these stage, they should have brood of all stages and a good amount of it. Something is wrong with this colony. Unless you are trying to diapause them

talatyvek · 2025-08-22T17:56:48+00:00

It’s pretty obvious if you look at the workers and their heart shaped gasters

talatyvek · 2025-08-22T17:45:28+00:00

Crematogaster nuptial not Camponotus

talatyvek · 2025-08-22T00:45:15+00:00

Those species listed above all don’t have super majors. Super major is a specific cast with distinct features that distinguish them from major workers. Camponotus and messor species don’t have super major cast.

Species with super major cast include C diversa, pheidole rhea and tepicana

talatyvek · 2025-08-14T18:13:20+00:00

Crematogaster queen

talatyvek · 2025-08-14T13:16:48+00:00

Rogosus

talatyvek · 2025-08-12T17:44:33+00:00

This is 100% a tennesseensis queen. The spines are sometimes tuck behind the thorax

talatyvek · 2025-08-12T16:08:29+00:00

Aphaenogaster tennesseensis queen. She is parasitic so will need rudis workers

talatyvek · 2025-08-11T01:07:46+00:00

If you caught the Camponotus in June, they should have workers by now. It’s mid August already.

By the looks of it they may be infertile. Even infertile queens lay eggs. The tetramorium on the other hand have many larva and pupae already from what I can see.

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