Species index

Filter by difficulty, region, diapause, and founding style to find your perfect colony match.

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Black carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus)

Medium · Temperate

Founding: Fully claustral · Diapause: Requires diapause

Silky field ant (Formica fusca)

Medium · Temperate

Founding: Fully claustral · Diapause: Requires diapause

Black garden ant (Lasius niger)

Easy · Temperate

Founding: Fully claustral · Diapause: Requires diapause

Barbarian harvester ant (Messor barbarus)

Medium · Mediterranean

Founding: Fully claustral · Diapause: Light diapause

Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)

Hard · Tropical

Founding: Fully claustral · Diapause: No diapause

Pavement ant (Tetramorium immigrans)

Easy · Temperate

Founding: Fully claustral · Diapause: Requires diapause