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- Wed May 26, 2021 7:28 am
- Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
- Topic: How often do I feed my colony
- Replies: 9
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Re: How often do I feed my colony
Ants require (like many animals) two basic things from there food. 1. Energy and this is what sugars (carbs) provide 2. Protien for there physical structure (what there organs and bodies are made of) They also of course need fresh water. So once the first workers are out then the colony will start ...
- Tue May 25, 2021 10:15 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Queen ID. Mobile alabama. Found 6/7/18 7pm wandering in red dirt near school yard. 10mm
- Replies: 11
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- Tue May 25, 2021 10:11 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Unknown Ant Male
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1836
Re: Unknown Ant Male
Dorymyrmex buremi
- Tue May 25, 2021 10:05 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Help Identifying Queen
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1563
Re: Help Identifying Queen
A good light, be sure not to stress her though
- Tue May 25, 2021 6:36 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: i have a camponotus pudorosus queen with workers and 2 males
- Replies: 52
- Views: 15263
Re: i have a camponotus pudorosus queen with workers and 2 males
Upload it to Google drive or Imagr
- Tue May 25, 2021 6:33 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: freshly caught red queen ant, hopefully you can view the pictures, but can anyone help me identify her?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1249
Re: freshly caught red queen ant, hopefully you can view the pictures, but can anyone help me identify her?
No doubt in the world this is Camponotus casteanus. Very beautiful species.
- Tue May 25, 2021 6:32 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: What species is this
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1653
Re: What species is this
I think Brachymyrmex Patagonicus or Tapinoma sessile. It may be a species of lasius but since we don't have lasius this far south I don't know.
- Tue May 25, 2021 6:29 pm
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: New queen ant!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1202
Re: New queen ant!
I believe Lasius interjectus is parasitic so unless you have the host lasius species she won't lay.
- Tue May 25, 2021 6:27 pm
- Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
- Topic: How often do I feed my colony
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5231
Re: How often do I feed my colony
Queens(unless semi-claustral) do not need food as they have their own reserves. A new colony should be given a drop of sugar/honey to start them up and some protein.
Watch AntsAustralia videos, especially these three;
How to Catch a Queen Ant
How to Raise a Queen Ant
How to Raise an Ant Colony
Watch AntsAustralia videos, especially these three;
How to Catch a Queen Ant
How to Raise a Queen Ant
How to Raise an Ant Colony
- Tue May 25, 2021 6:23 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Help Identifying Queen
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1563
Re: Help Identifying Queen
Pictures are not clear. It appears to be one of the following though:
Tapinoma sessile
Nylanderia sp.
Dorymyrmex sp.
Tapinoma sessile
Nylanderia sp.
Dorymyrmex sp.