Solenopsis invicta queens

[Persnickety Parson's]

Here are my two new red fire and queens. I caught them today during an out of season nuptial flight.

I'm looking forward to two huge colonies eventually.

 

[kinyonga]

What are you going to do with them?

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

What are you going to do with them?

I have ant farms waiting for them, right now they are in a test tube setup. Until they reach sufficient size to benefit from larger enclosures.

 

[kinyonga]

So you're not using them as feeders then?

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

So you're not using them as feeders then?

I'm sure they'd love to eat a chameleon given the chance.

These are take no prisoners critters, the last thing you want is a queen deciding your cage makes a good nest site lol

 

[kinyonga]

No...I meant you're not going to feed them to the chameleon.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

No...I meant you're not going to feed them to the chameleon.

I know I'm not letting these girls anywhere near a chameleon.

 

[jamest0o0]

That would be a horrible way to die(for a cham)

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

That would be a horrible way to die(for a cham)

Yeah, and they could easily pull it off. Fascinating pets in their own right however.

They certainly add a serious aspect to consider for outdoor chameleon keeping.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

First egg, the other queen is still settling in.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

Last update for a week or so, one queen has settled in, the other has not and is more nervous. Checking to frequently on them can get them to engage in cannibalism of their eggs, or stop laying.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

Update both queens now have eggs, and the first queen is now raising her first set of larvae

 

[MissSkittles]

These are fire ants, are they not? So, my question is WHY?!?!

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

These are fire ants, are they not? So, my question is WHY?!?!

They make amazing pets in their own way. They are starting their flights so you can find queens too.

And yes they are fire ants.

 

[MissSkittles]

They make amazing pets in their own way. They are starting their flights so you can find queens too.

And yes they are fire ants.

Yes, ants are amazing little creatures. But fire ants come up from the bowels of Hell. If you watch really close you may see their little pentagrams, upside down crosses and even catch them having their black mass. Just be careful as they’ll be wanting to sacrifice you to their dark master.

 

[cyberlocc]

Feed to your dart frogs, and then let the frogs go in a pesky neibhors yard that will teach them .

Honestly what fun are POISION Dart Frogs, if you don't allow then to be Posionous .

Which fun fact. In the wild, the ants don't attack the frogs. The frogs poison is a mixture of the ants poison and alkaloids from Mites, that turn the Ants poison into a poison that kills them as well, meaning the frog is safe to eat more of the ants, and generate more of the poison.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

Yes, ants are amazing little creatures. But fire ants come up from the bowels of Hell. If you watch really close you may see their little pentagrams, upside down crosses and even catch them having their black mass. Just be careful as they’ll be wanting to sacrifice you to their dark master.

I am their dark master

Feed to your dart frogs, and then let the frogs go in a pesky neibhors yard that will teach them .

Honestly what fun are POISION Dart Frogs, if you don't allow then to be Posionous .

Which fun fact. In the wild, the ants don't attack the frogs. The frogs poison is a mixture of the ants poison and alkaloids from Mites, that turn the Ants poison into a poison that kills them as well, meaning the frog is safe to eat more of the ants, and generate more of the poison.

Lol sounds like a waste of money tho, dart frogs are valuable.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

Just updates, the nervous queen has a huge brood pile, the other has a smaller pile but they appear to be further along.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

Massive nuptial flight is going on right now in Florida, around port st lucie if your in the area go out and look

 

[CJ's Exotics]

Why fire ants? Those colonies scare the crap out of me. I think camponotis are pretty cool, probably my favorites!