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I just got (a couple weeks ago) a new colony of Solenopsis xyloni, the southern fire ant. These guys are the nice and friendly natives, and aren't the nasty and invasive imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta). The colony has about 500 workers and a tube full of brood, and I'll see if I can get a picture of the queen. They're super easy and fun to care for, and I just used them as a demonstration for public education at a local animal rescue along with many of my spiders, roaches, and other animals. Anyone else here on the forum into ant keeping?