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by Varanid
Mon Dec 07, 2020 12:38 pm
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Grace Ant Journal
Replies: 49
Views: 27343

Re: Grace Ant Journal

Same species as last time she may be in a slightly cooler place than last time though. They both have eggs, larvae, and pupa.
by Varanid
Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:28 pm
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Grace Ant Journal
Replies: 49
Views: 27343

Re: Grace Ant Journal

So, I went back and looked through my journal.. I caught these around the same time I caught my last C. penn queens. Difference is, last time I had nanitucs by August. It is already December, and no nanitics. No clue why this is, should have a bunch of nanitics by now. Kind of clueless as to why.
by Varanid
Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:21 pm
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Grace Ant Journal
Replies: 49
Views: 27343

Re: Grace Ant Journal

https://i.imgur.com/X7vT0ll.jpg Queen ant 1, C. penn. Really large gaster. https://i.imgur.com/wRDx58Y.jpg https://i.imgur.com/2olaHVD.jpg These are both pics of queen 2, she is not quite as large in gaster as first. Have not been able to update near as often as I would like due to lack of time. Al...
by Varanid
Mon Jul 27, 2020 4:15 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: I got into anting by.....
Replies: 7
Views: 3668

Re: I got into anting by.....

Lol, I've already posted here four years ago and did not realize it. Sorry, went a little more into detail this time so... anyway
by Varanid
Mon Jul 27, 2020 4:13 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: I got into anting by.....
Replies: 7
Views: 3668

Re: I got into anting by.....

As a kid I always wanted an ant farm, but never got one. My first foray into anting was when I had kids. It was 20 some odd years ago, we did not have internet. Not even sure if there was much information online about ants back then. I decided to buy my kids an ant farm. I wanted a queen ant, the on...
by Varanid
Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:38 pm
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Grace Ant Journal
Replies: 49
Views: 27343

Re: Grace Ant Journal

Got a new queen. https://i.imgur.com/7lXlH8k.jpg https://i.imgur.com/sTaO14N.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XNnXBFb.jpg She is a Formica species, not sure which species. Possibly subsericea, but not sure. Anyway, this queen claimed me. This is the third one this season. I was pumping gas, and out of the co...
by Varanid
Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:08 pm
Forum: General Ant Talk
Topic: The chances of a wingless queen to be fertile
Replies: 4
Views: 2526

Re: The chances of a wingless queen to be fertile

I've had pretty good luck with them being fertile. Probably closer to 80%, maybe I just got lucky though.
by Varanid
Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:17 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Queens with wings under black lights?
Replies: 1
Views: 1682

Re: Queens with wings under black lights?

I have caught 7 or 8 queens with wings around street lights, of those 5 raised nanitics. In my limited experience if you find them after they have flew, most are fertile.
by Varanid
Mon Jul 06, 2020 7:45 pm
Forum: New Forum Members
Topic: New Member from YouTube...
Replies: 6
Views: 4095

Re: New Member from YouTube...

If you cross state lines, would that be legal? I do not think it is legal to cross a state line with a queen ant. I could be wrong though.
by Varanid
Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:07 am
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Grace Ant Journal
Replies: 49
Views: 27343

Re: Grace Ant Journal

Went out looking for queens again, saw nothing except 10 or so Solenopsis queens. Did not get them because I do not want to keep a fire ant colony