Solenopsis Invicta Queen mated eggs and brood with 10-20 workers (24th October dispatch)
Solenopsis Invicta are native to south America but have come successfully distributed throughout most of the world apart from Europe due to the cold climate. colonies can form large mounds and have varying caste of workers ranging from minor workers to majour workers with big heads. these ants are capabable of building rafts during periods of water level rising and can travel along rivers via this route. this species like most Solenopsis are fast growing and can have many thousands of workers.
Colonyform: Polygyne
Queen size: 6-10mm/ dark red/black
Workers size: 3-6mm dark red colour
Food: honey water and insects
Temp: 22-28°C
Humidity: 50-80%
Founding: fully claustral
Colonysize: 1-20,0000 workers
Hibernation: no hibernation tropical species
You will receive:
1x Queen mated with eggs and brood 10-20 workers
Note* Species is not native to the UK so it is illegal to release them into the wild if you no longer want them contact us