myrmycinae

This population of Acromyrmex practices pleometrosis, a form of polygyny where multiple queens will found together and raise their fungus. Unlike other ants, these do not have nanitic workers. they are weakly polymorphic with minors and majors, but no supermajors like in ATTA, a related species.

Despite being desert ants, these farm a species of fungus that cannot tolerate temperatures higher than 85 f, the best Temp range is around 75-78-ish. If the fungus dies, the entire colony goes with it.

Perfect conditions allowed for a massive flight, though this wasnt as huge as the first flight of the year. This population is polygynous, allowing me to put several queens together, queens may also be added to other colonies, along with workers.

a very aggressive fire ant species that is an obligate parasite of other solenopsis species. these cannot establish their own brood. the queen infiltrates a colony, usurps the queen and eventually all the original solenopsis workers vanish, replaced by amblychila workers.

The name 'thief ant' refers to their habit of stealing workers from other colonies. This species can still establish without stealing workers, but will be far slower.