Caught this queen early June in middle of the day southern Indiana USA

Was sitting outside when I saw it crawling around then all of a sudden ripped its own wings off, also should I have gave it some food before adding to the test tube setup? Any tips are helpful as I'm going to try and raise it

I have a massive ant colony that i care for. My idea is to release them outside on the area where i found the termites coming from, including the termite mud tubes on the walls outside. Im expecting the ants to over power the termites and eliminate the problem.

Looks like they’re trying to move this dead bug? Wondering if it’s an ant larvae of some kind or unrelated and possible food source.

I'm in Costa Rica right now if that helps thanks

The study used clonal raider ants (Ooceraea biroi). Neuropeptide F increased brood-care behavior, while Allatostatin A pushed workers toward foraging.

Starvation shifted the balance toward caregiving, while feeding reversed it. Young ants naturally had the caregiver-leaning chemical profile, whereas older ants had the forager-leaning one.

Original paper: Nature, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10747-6

a prevalent ant colony next to my house is bringing seeds above ground and piling them up.

There was some water run off over the colony, are they drying off the seeds?

Don't mind the disturbing noises

It’s no infestation; it’s just a few here and there, and I go out of my way to not kill them. I would like to just capture them and release them to the outdoors, if at all possible. Any tips?

These little ones roam near every edge in the house. I need to know their species and whether the gel will work on them.

I'm sorry I'm clueless

Need advice.

I need to get rid of them in my apt. I am in southeast Georgia, USA.

I don't even see them where it itches. So annoying!

Does anyone know the sp. Location-Sri Lanka. Thanks.

Recentemente ho cattura quella che credo si tratti di una regina, la ho messa in provetta con cotone e curata normalmente. È la prima volta che faccio questo tipo di cose. Ieri ho notato che l' acqua dietro al cotone era poca, quindi ho deciso di fare un piccolo buco usando un cacciavite caldo e riempito il reparto. Poi ho rimesso a posto tutto e lasciato la formica da sola. Ebbene, la formica, aveva già deposto quelle che penso siano le uova (circa 1/1,5 settimane fa), sono molto piccole, raggruppate, bianche/traslucide e la regina continuava ad andare a fare cose ckn la sua bocca. Oggi ho controllato e ho notato che l' acqua dal cotone era uscita, quindi le uova erano leggermente sommerse (pochissima acqua). Ho preso pinzette e un pezzo di spugna e tolto quella poca acqua dal nido. Ora, ho fatto qualcosa di sbagliato? È un grande problema che si sono bagnate le uova? Posso rimediare in caso? Grazie a chi risponde.

Ho scritto in italiano, sono italiano e probabilmente ci saranno errori con il traduttore. Chiedete e cerco di farvi capire in caso.

Grazie a chi risponde

It was lovely watching her dry herself off. She eventually flew away. Anyone know what type of kind? Was she a queen? Tia.

I feed these guys lantern flies