Ant Colonies We Ship to Colorado
22 of our 46 ant species can ship to Colorado. USDA-APHIS makes live-ant shipping a state-by-state matter — each species needs a PPQ 526 permit for each destination state — so here is exactly how Colorado shakes out.
What we ship to Colorado (22)
Care guidePogonomyrmex occidentalis$39.99
Care guidePheidole bicarinata$29.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guideSolenopsis carolinensis$49.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guideMyrmecocystus mimicus$49.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guidePogonomyrmex barbatus$34.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guideCamponotus modoc$44.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guideMyrmecocystus mexicanus$99.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guidePseudomyrmex pallidus$39.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guideCrematogaster minutissima$59.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guideSolenopsis xyloni$39.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guidePogonomyrmex maricopa$79.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guideDorymyrmex insanus$59.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guideLasius pallitarsis$39.99 · restocks Nov 1, 2026
Care guideLasius neoniger$29.99 · restocks Mar 1, 2027
Care guideForelius pruinosus$39.99
Care guideTetramorium immigrans$29.99
Care guideAphaenogaster fulva$29.99
Care guidePogonomyrmex rugosus$39.99
Care guideMyrmecocystus navajo$99.99
Care guideCrematogaster cerasi$39.99
Care guideCamponotus decipiens$29.99
Care guideLasius brevicornis$24.99
What we can't ship — and why
24 of our species can't cross the Colorado line. USDA-APHIS requires a PPQ 526 permit per species, per destination state; these aren't currently approved for Colorado: Trachymyrmex septentrionalis, Veromessor pergandei, Dorymyrmex bureni, Camponotus floridanus, Camponotus castaneus, Pheidole morrisii, Solenopsis pergandei, Pogonomyrmex badius, Pheidole dentata, Pheidole lamia, Odontomachus brunneus, Nylanderia arenivaga, Pheidole littoralis, Pheidole metallescens, Solenopsis geminata, Temnothorax pergandei, Novomessor cockerelli, Colobopsis impressa, Acromyrmex versicolor, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus chromaiodes, Camponotus snellingi, Camponotus discolor. You can still read their care guides — and rules change as permits are granted.
Native to Colorado
Camponotus sansabeanus — “Named for San Saba County, Texas, where the species was first collected, and ranging west and north from there across the arid interior: Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and northern Mexico.”
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