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What’s Included:
• Fertile Queen – Rare Myrmecocystus romainei queen, carefully selected for health and viability
• Brood (Eggs, Larvae, Pupae) – Early-stage development included to help jumpstart the founding process
• Free Feeding Dish – Included for direct feeding within the tube
• Dual Test Tube Setup – Ships in an anti-flood transit tube and includes a long-term hydration tube with a water reservoir
• Live Arrival Guarantee – Valid when someone is present to receive the package and all eligibility criteria are met
• Need Help? Call or email us for a step-by-step guide — we’re happy to help you through the transfer
Myrmecocystus romainei – Rare Desert Honeypot Queen with Brood
This ultra-rare honeypot queen is a dream find for collectors and enthusiasts. Native to the American Southwest, M. romainei is renowned for its distinctive matte amber appearance, elegant shape, and desert-hardened resilience. She comes with a developing brood—ready to establish her own colony under the right conditions.
🧬 Why Keep This Honeypot Queen?
Myrmecocystus romainei is known for producing trophic repletes—unique workers that store liquid food in their enlarged abdomens, creating a living reservoir system. As the colony develops, you’ll witness one of the most biologically fascinating adaptations in the ant world.
Key Features:
• Trophic Repletes (in future colony) – Living food storage develops in mature colonies
• Extremely Rare – Rarely offered due to limited range and delicate founding needs
• Desert Adapted – Ideal for warm, arid conditions with low humidity
• Elegant Appearance – Smooth, rounded queen with subtle amber coloring
• Great for Advanced Hobbyists – A rewarding long-term project with incredible behavior to observe
Fun Fact: Described as recently as the 1990s, M. romainei is among the least commonly encountered honeypot ants, making each fertile queen a prized opportunity for serious ant keepers.
Available to be shipped to :California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah , Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Texas
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.
What’s Included:
• Fertile Queen – Rare Myrmecocystus romainei queen, carefully selected for health and viability
• Brood (Eggs, Larvae, Pupae) – Early-stage development included to help jumpstart the founding process
• Free Feeding Dish – Included for direct feeding within the tube
• Dual Test Tube Setup – Ships in an anti-flood transit tube and includes a long-term hydration tube with a water reservoir
• Live Arrival Guarantee – Valid when someone is present to receive the package and all eligibility criteria are met
• Need Help? Call or email us for a step-by-step guide — we’re happy to help you through the transfer
Myrmecocystus romainei – Rare Desert Honeypot Queen with Brood
This ultra-rare honeypot queen is a dream find for collectors and enthusiasts. Native to the American Southwest, M. romainei is renowned for its distinctive matte amber appearance, elegant shape, and desert-hardened resilience. She comes with a developing brood—ready to establish her own colony under the right conditions.
🧬 Why Keep This Honeypot Queen?
Myrmecocystus romainei is known for producing trophic repletes—unique workers that store liquid food in their enlarged abdomens, creating a living reservoir system. As the colony develops, you’ll witness one of the most biologically fascinating adaptations in the ant world.
Key Features:
• Trophic Repletes (in future colony) – Living food storage develops in mature colonies
• Extremely Rare – Rarely offered due to limited range and delicate founding needs
• Desert Adapted – Ideal for warm, arid conditions with low humidity
• Elegant Appearance – Smooth, rounded queen with subtle amber coloring
• Great for Advanced Hobbyists – A rewarding long-term project with incredible behavior to observe
Fun Fact: Described as recently as the 1990s, M. romainei is among the least commonly encountered honeypot ants, making each fertile queen a prized opportunity for serious ant keepers.
Available to be shipped to :California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah , Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Texas
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.
