iamwind4: Help identify small ants tianjin (8. Mai 2013 16:46)

2-3mm,in soil room they build(1cm)
are they rock ants?

Fractality: Re: Help identify small ants tianjin (11. Mai 2013 10:42)

This looks like a Temnothorax species to me. Some species are also called Acorn Ants because of their nesting habits.
My Temnothorax cf. nylanderi colony for comparison:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX3DLAaCpwc
https://picasaweb.google.com/117715245024546712055/FormicariumTemnothoraxCfNylanderi?noredirect=1

iamwind4: Re: Help identify small ants tianjin (18. Mai 2013 16:06)

This looks like a Temnothorax species to me. Some species are also called Acorn Ants because of their nesting habits.
My Temnothorax cf. nylanderi colony for comparison:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX3DLAaCpwc
https://picasaweb.google.com/117715245024546712055/FormicariumTemnothoraxCfNylanderi?noredirect=1
thank you,i thought they are the same species :D