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Prenolepis imparis queen ant holding an egg
by NJ Ant FanPosted on April 16, 2023April 16, 2023

Winter ant queens – First egg!

On Thursday, April 13th, 2023, I decided to see if my two recently-caught winter ant …

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Prenolepis imparis queen ants
by NJ Ant FanPosted on April 9, 2023April 9, 2023

New Winter Ants!

On Tuesday, April 4th, I was searching for queen ants in my driveway when I …

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Myrmecia nigrocincta worker ant in Lismore, NSW, Australia on December 31, 2022.
by NJ Ant FanPosted on March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

Multicolored Myrmecia

On December 31st, 2022, I was in Lismore, Australia, when I found a Myrmecia nigrocincta …

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An Ochetellus glaber queen ant after her nuptual flight on January 1, 2023 in East Ballina, NSW, Australia
by NJ Ant FanPosted on March 25, 2023March 25, 2023

Ochetellus glaber queen

On January 1st, 2023, at around 5:30 P.M., I was in my grandmother’s driveway (in …

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Colobopsis macrocephala queen ant in Lismore, Australia
by NJ Ant FanPosted on March 14, 2023March 14, 2023

How can a queen ant fold like this?

Just after midnight on December 26th, I was at a relative’s house in Lismore, New …

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A ghost ant queen and some of her workers moving nest in Phuket, Thailand
by NJ Ant FanPosted on February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

Ghost ant queens in Phuket, Thailand

In December 2022, I was lucky enough to travel to Thailand, Singapore, and Australia. On …

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A shelf of test tubes containing ants.
by NJ Ant FanPosted on November 26, 2022November 26, 2022

Time to prepare for winter

With winter just two weeks away, I am now readying my ants for brumation. This …

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Brachymyrmex male alate still alive after over two months
by NJ Ant FanPosted on November 20, 2022November 20, 2022

How is this male ant still alive after more than two months?

While checking in on a shelf of ants, I noticed that in this particular nest …

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Two dead Formica ant workers that were over a year old when they died.
by NJ Ant FanPosted on November 13, 2022November 13, 2022

Quarantined Formica – Two dead nanitics

I recently discovered that the quarantined Formica had lost two of her sixteen nanitics. While …

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Brachymyrmex queen found on the road in New Jersey after flying on November 12, 2022
by NJ Ant FanPosted on November 13, 2022November 13, 2022

What is this Brachymyrmex doing in November?

On November 12th, I was walking with mom, and I spotted this random Brachymyrmex depilis …

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