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Crematogaster cerasi Colony 1-4 queens 25-50 workers and brood
One of the most beginner-friendly live ant colonies available — Crematogaster cerasi is an active, hardy species that establishes fast and gives you real colony behavior from day one.
Choose your starting size and scale at your own pace. Single queen for the patient keeper building from the ground up, or a polygyne colony already loaded with workers and brood for immediate action. Either way you're getting a healthy, established group straight from our USDA-licensed facility in Dalhart, Texas.
Every colony ships with:
Fertile queen(s) with workers and brood at multiple developmental stages · Free feeding dish · Specialized shipping tube · Hydration tube · Live arrival guarantee (recipient must be present) · Transfer support available
Choose your live ant colony size:
- 1 queen + 10–20 workers & brood
- 2 queens + 40–60 workers & brood
- 3 queens + 50–60 workers & brood
- 4–6 queens + 75–100 workers & brood
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📦 Approved Shipping States
Crematogaster cerasi. may only be shipped to the following states:
Alabama · Arizona · Arkansas · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Iowa · Kansas · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Texas. Tennessee · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Approved shipping states are listed above. If the species you ordered cannot be legally shipped to your state, we may substitute a comparable species of equal or greater value that we are approved to ship to your location, at our discretion. If we do not have a suitable substitute available, your order will be canceled and refunded minus a 15% restocking fee.
Live arrival guarantee: your colony is covered for 7 days from delivery. To qualify you must be present to receive the package, and you must contact us within 15 minutes of the delivery notification with clear photos or video of any substantial issue. We do not use signature confirmation, so please watch your tracking and don't let the box sit outside in heat or cold.
Every live ant order ships with heat packs or ice packs and an insulated box at no extra cost. These are always included in the shipping price.
We ship live ants Monday through Wednesday only, so no colony spends a weekend in transit. During peak season the most that should pass before your order ships is 5-7 days; in slower months it's typically 2-3.
One of the most beginner-friendly live ant colonies available — Crematogaster cerasi is an active, hardy species that establishes fast and gives you real colony behavior from day one.
Choose your starting size and scale at your own pace. Single queen for the patient keeper building from the ground up, or a polygyne colony already loaded with workers and brood for immediate action. Either way you're getting a healthy, established group straight from our USDA-licensed facility in Dalhart, Texas.
Every colony ships with:
Fertile queen(s) with workers and brood at multiple developmental stages · Free feeding dish · Specialized shipping tube · Hydration tube · Live arrival guarantee (recipient must be present) · Transfer support available
Choose your live ant colony size:
- 1 queen + 10–20 workers & brood
- 2 queens + 40–60 workers & brood
- 3 queens + 50–60 workers & brood
- 4–6 queens + 75–100 workers & brood
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📦 Approved Shipping States
Crematogaster cerasi. may only be shipped to the following states:
Alabama · Arizona · Arkansas · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Georgia · Idaho · Illinois · Iowa · Kansas · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Texas. Tennessee · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Approved shipping states are listed above. If the species you ordered cannot be legally shipped to your state, we may substitute a comparable species of equal or greater value that we are approved to ship to your location, at our discretion. If we do not have a suitable substitute available, your order will be canceled and refunded minus a 15% restocking fee.
Live arrival guarantee: your colony is covered for 7 days from delivery. To qualify you must be present to receive the package, and you must contact us within 15 minutes of the delivery notification with clear photos or video of any substantial issue. We do not use signature confirmation, so please watch your tracking and don't let the box sit outside in heat or cold.
Every live ant order ships with heat packs or ice packs and an insulated box at no extra cost. These are always included in the shipping price.
We ship live ants Monday through Wednesday only, so no colony spends a weekend in transit. During peak season the most that should pass before your order ships is 5-7 days; in slower months it's typically 2-3.