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Tapinoma sessile ant colony eating mealworm
by NJ Ant FanPosted on October 23, 2022October 23, 2022

Tapinoma Eating Mealworm

Today I decide to feed some of my ant colonies some mealworm pieces. After a …

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Lasius neoniger queen ant with nanitics, larvae and cocoons
by NJ Ant FanPosted on October 9, 2022October 9, 2022

More Lasius colonies

In late July, I caught several Lasius neoniger queens. Most of these queens laid eggs …

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Tapinoma sessile colony with nanitics
by NJ Ant FanPosted on October 1, 2022October 1, 2022

Tapinoma Sessile queen with nanitics

Back in May, I found this Tapinoma sessile queen in my yard. A few days …

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A Formica queen ant with nanitics
by NJ Ant FanPosted on September 25, 2022September 25, 2022

What Species of Formica is this?

During Formica season, I caught this queen, but I can’t determine what species it is. …

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Formica queen ant with nanitics
by NJ Ant FanPosted on September 18, 2022September 25, 2022

Quarantined Formica – 16 Nanitics.

Back in August of last year, I found this Formica sp. queen. After placing her …

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Lasius ant colony
by NJ Ant FanPosted on September 9, 2022September 9, 2022

Surprise Lasius colony

Disclaimer: The reason the photos look slightly strange is due to the test tube the …

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Temnothorax curvispinosus nanitic ant
by NJ Ant FanPosted on September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

Temnothorax Nanitic!

In late June, I caught a Temnothorax queen at the edge of the garage. After …

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Camponotus ant nanitics
by NJ Ant FanPosted on August 29, 2022August 29, 2022

Camponotus Colony!

Surprise! I now have a Camponotus sp. colony. The queen was obtained back at the …

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by NJ Ant FanPosted on August 20, 2022August 20, 2022

Pavement Ants eating Shortbread

Good news! The number of pavement ant colonies I care for has increased from one …

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Tapinoma sessile ants eating watermelon
by NJ Ant FanPosted on August 12, 2022August 12, 2022

Tapinoma sessile eating watermelon

Today I decided to experiment by feeding my ant colonies pieces of watermelon. Naturally, the …

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