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by Ants4fun
Tue Feb 02, 2016 9:22 pm
Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
Topic: Help with Queens in general.
Replies: 2
Views: 1722

Re: Help with Queens in general.

Those are not Tetramorium queens. Those are parasitic Lasius queens. They will need the brood of another Lasius sp. Colony to get started.
by Ants4fun
Tue Feb 02, 2016 12:08 pm
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Myrmica Rubra Journal
Replies: 2
Views: 2044

Re: Myrmica Rubra Journal

For some reason the pics aren't showing up for me...
by Ants4fun
Tue Feb 02, 2016 12:07 pm
Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
Topic: Acromyrmex Lundii feeding?
Replies: 1
Views: 1637

Re: Acromyrmex Lundii feeding?

I would try rose buds. I heard they are a favorite among Acromyrmex. I also heard that oatmeal works.
by Ants4fun
Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:59 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Mexican Dwarf Crayfish
Replies: 1
Views: 1847

Mexican Dwarf Crayfish

I recently acquired 3 orange dwarf crayfish. 1 male and 2 females. They are in a ten gallon tank. They have a pretty cool personality, which is why I got them. I am thinking of adding some shrimp and small fish.

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by Ants4fun
Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:57 am
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Ants4fun's Lasius Alienus journal
Replies: 3
Views: 2765

Ants4fun's Lasius Alienus journal

I acquired this queen last summer. After she reared a couple workers, most of the workers and brood died. This is because the THA atom formicarium (this is the older model, the newer model is supposed to have fixed or significantly reduced the hydration issue.) they where in did not hold water very ...
by Ants4fun
Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:35 am
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Ants4fun's Camponotus pennsylvanicus journal
Replies: 4
Views: 4393

Re: Ants4fun's Camponotus pennsylvanicus journal

I have let colony 1 and what I believe to be colony 3 out of hibernation. They have several larvae. I have noticed that when the larvae come out of hibernation they where yellow, but a few days later they turned back to white. Colony 1 has 16 workers and colony 3 has twelve. Colony 5 and colony 2 sa...
by Ants4fun
Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:32 am
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Ants4fun's Camponotus pennsylvanicus journal
Replies: 4
Views: 4393

Re: Ants4fun's Camponotus pennsylvanicus journal

July 12, 2015 Update! All queens/colonies have tons of brood. They are ,so far, my favorite ants here in SD. The largest colony (I will call them colony 1 from now on) now has eight workers, with a couple pupae, a couple medium larvae, and lots of small larvae, a long with a couple eggs. They are i...
by Ants4fun
Mon Feb 01, 2016 8:32 am
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Ants4fun's Camponotus pennsylvanicus journal
Replies: 4
Views: 4393

Ants4fun's Camponotus pennsylvanicus journal

April 16, 2015 I caught this queen along with four workers a little less than a week ago. I assume she had her nuptial flight last year. I found her in a rotten log. They had no brood, and we're really slow from hibernation. Since then she has laid five eggs. I am keeping her in a tarheelants' talu...
by Ants4fun
Sun Jan 31, 2016 6:22 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: anyone
Replies: 9
Views: 4250

Re: anyone

Yeah, I pulled a couple colonies out a few days ago. I usually hibernate my ants for about three months.