Monomorium minimum
Little black ant: when queens fly and how to start one
Colonies often have many queens. Workers are tiny, so check every opening before you move them.
Quick facts
- Flight months:
- June to August
- Conditions:
- Warm, humid days
- Queen size:
- about 4 to 4.5 mm
- Founding:
- Fully claustral
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate
Months and ranges are approximate and change with the year and the weather.
Housing
Start her in a test tube. The Scout, $24, takes a 16 mm tube as it is, and the Founder, $42, is the next room. Not sure which size? Read what size formicarium.
American Ant does not sell live ants. Check state and local rules before catching or keeping any ant.
Where it is found
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin