A tiny male ant sits next to his sister, a worker [Crematogaster minutissima]Feb 2021 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping ⋅ #Crematogaster-minutissima
Some snails in my fish tank are finally living their all-time dreams: flying.Jan 2018 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/awwnverts
Welcoming this first Camponotus castaneus nanitic into the world today. Waited a long time for this!Aug 2018 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
My Tetramorium bicarinatum colony that I raised from a single queen is getting male and female alates! Soon they will mate in the nest and make more queens.May 2018 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
If you’re in the Southeast US, be watching out for Camponotus castaneus flights just after sunset. I just found this one last night.May 2018 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
My Colobopsis colony will get their first plug-headed major worker soonMay 2018 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
If you’re in the southeast US, be looking out for Crematogaster queens! There were some big flights happening a few days ago where I live.Nov 2018 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
Dorymyrmex smithi queen with her Dorymyrmex bureni worker and brood.Apr 2018 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
A Camponotus floridanus queen compared with a tiny undescribed Brachymyrmex queen!Dec 2018 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
A Camponotus tortuganus worker. The only area this species can be found is the southern half of Florida.Nov 2017 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis queen carrying the start of her fungus garden in her mandibles.Oct 2017 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
Drinking sugar water with her single worker (Camponotus planatus).Nov 2017 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping ⋅ #Camponotus-planatus
My largest colony (Pheidole bicarinata) is in the process of moving into their new formicarium.Nov 2017 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping ⋅ #Pheidole-bicarinata
Tetramorium bicarinatum queen just got her first nanitic. The worker is almost the size of the queen!Sep 2017 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
Pheidole obscurithorax queen moving to the new home, with the help of the colony!Nov 2017 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
Young colony with nanitics! (Dorymyrmex bureni)Aug 2017 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping ⋅ #Dorymyrmex-bureni
This is part of a nest of Wasmannia auropunctata, also known as little fire ants/electric ants. Workers of this species are about 1.5mm in length, and colonies can contain dozens of queens. Similar to argentine ants, they are also able to clone queens and create super-colonies over a large area.Nov 2017 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping ⋅ #5 #1
Two pretty Solenopsis invicta queens during founding. Nanitics soon!Dec 2017 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
A beautiful Gnamptogenys triangularis queen shows off her unique gaster shape.Sep 2018 ⋅ Aaron696 ⋅ r/antkeeping
