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by HypernovaRain
Fri Jul 20, 2018 7:28 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Florida carpenter ant queen?... In Pennsylvania?!?!
Replies: 3
Views: 1996

Re: Florida carpenter ant queen?... In Pennsylvania?!?!

A social parasite, great... I don't have another colony she can take over... Do you think anyone would like to buy her, or should I just let her go? She is absolutely beautiful, and I feel like letting her go would be a waste. Also I think she's a Formica Aserva.
by HypernovaRain
Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:52 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Florida carpenter ant queen?... In Pennsylvania?!?!
Replies: 3
Views: 1996

Florida carpenter ant queen?... In Pennsylvania?!?!

Today I found several queens, one of which appears to be a florida carpenter ant queen. However, I'm in Dingmans ferry Pennsylvania... Is it normal for them to be up this far? Have I misidentified her? Any feedback would be much appreciated.


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by HypernovaRain
Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:44 am
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Should I hibernate my colony in a terrarium?
Replies: 2
Views: 2743

Re: Should I hibernate my colony in a terrarium?

Thank you for the advice I'll move them as soon as I get home!
by HypernovaRain
Sun Dec 10, 2017 6:20 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Should I hibernate my colony in a terrarium?
Replies: 2
Views: 2743

Should I hibernate my colony in a terrarium?

I have a small colony of myrmica sp, and now that there's snow on the ground here in NJ I realised I should let them hibernate. The problem is, their outworld is a terrarium with springtails, snails, and isopods along with living plants and moss. Should I put the whole setup in a cold room, or would...
by HypernovaRain
Mon Jun 12, 2017 12:22 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: A funny thing my ants did
Replies: 3
Views: 2074

A funny thing my ants did

So I was watching my myrmica sp colony, which is still only 5 workers strong and in a test tube. They were wild caught tho, so I have to feed them with a test tube portal. Anyway I put a cricket leg in there for them and they check it out a bit, but they seem more interested in their honey water. Bu...
by HypernovaRain
Mon Jun 12, 2017 12:13 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Spot the mistakes!
Replies: 23
Views: 12397

Re: Spot the mistakes!

Martialis wrote:
Sun Jun 11, 2017 10:35 pm
I'm offering 1,000,000 Zimbabwe Dollars.
Ants exist.
by HypernovaRain
Sun Jun 11, 2017 8:40 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Praying mantis babies!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 5856

Re: Praying mantis babies!!!

Carefull tho, if you keep them close together there is a good chance they'll eat each other!... Yeah, I let most of em go except for five witch i kept separate. four died of unsuccessful molting, and the last one recently died of unknown causes. I did find another egg sac, so I will see if it hatch...
by HypernovaRain
Sun Jun 11, 2017 3:14 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Spot the mistakes!
Replies: 23
Views: 12397

Re: Spot the mistakes!

It looks like no one has actually tried to list all of the inaccuracies they could find yet so I'm gonna give it a shot! 1. I have never heard any ant keepers refer to nuptial flights as "flying ant season." 2. It is not something the general public should "brace themselves" for. 3. Unless there is ...
by HypernovaRain
Sun Jun 11, 2017 2:03 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Crazy Idea!
Replies: 9
Views: 4908

Re: Crazy Idea!

Maybe, if the queen is much bigger than the workers and there aren't any aggressive ants that could invade that area I think it's worth a shot! Although I feel that some workers might start moving the brood to a new location without the queen...
by HypernovaRain
Sun Jun 11, 2017 1:58 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Praying mantis babies!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 5856

Re: Praying mantis babies!!!

Carefull tho, if you keep them close together there is a good chance they'll eat each other!...