Tapinoma geei

Tapinoma geei are an exotic species of Tapinoma, they have black queens with black/brown workers sizes of workers can deviate by a 1-2mm, they are small but mighty ants and can grow rapidly and inbreed within the colony to make more queens. They have a good recruitment system once food is found; their behaviour is like their successful cousins Tapinoma melanocephalum also known as ghost ants. I have not seen Tapinoma geei for sale until now, so if you want a small but mighty species with multiple queens and inbreeding these are your girls!

 

Keeping difficulty: Easy (Kept at least one or two European species)

Colony form: Polygyne

Queen size/Gamergate: 5-6mm black

Worker’s size: 2-4mm black/brown

Food: honey water and insects

Temp: 20-28°C

Humidity: 50-70%

Founding: clasutral without feeding

Colony size: 1-4000 workers

Hibernation: No