Hi there,
Since two weeks now i have a colony of +/-100 Tapinoma nigerrimum ants. Amazing species, i like them very much. But there is not much known about this species. When i was looking at different species of ants this specie was categorized as ' harvester ant'. But now they have changed that information already.
The colony is doing it very well. I have some brood and i already saw new little working crawling around (see pics). I noticed that not many people have this specie. I have a bit of a question: does anyone have experience with the nesting behaviour of this specie? My colony 'stick' there brood to the glass (also see pics). Is this normal? They like the heating lamp a lot, maybe that's why they have there brood there...?
Well, i'll keep you updated how my colony develops.
Later!
ZThijs