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not lasius. Formica.

if your talking about moving into a nest, then I would suggest 25-50 workers.

Mortamir wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:20 pm

I just caught this queen. Western WA.

Can someone help with an ID?

Camponotus noveboracensis

Pictures do not work

Considering the time of year she was caught, I would suggest Lasius Neoniger.

Why don't you just lower the temperature and feed them less? Get the birthrate to match the deathrate ya know? I keep them in my room, and I like my room's warmness, so... yeah. No go. I wonder if they would be a way for you to lower the temperature of the colony without lowering the temperature of...

I have a dry loving species of ants but I think they still like a little bit of moisture so how should I keep one part of the formicarium moist and 1 side not ? The formicarium is for pogonomyrmex barbatus . What type of formicarium? Pics? And all ants need moisture, even if they are dry loving spe...

Much better to find somebody else to give them to, since releasing colonies can be a vector for spreading disease to wild populations (as has been the case with other kinds of pet). Also, queens become dependent on their workers after a time, both behaviorally and physiologically. Your Tetramorium ...

Jadeninja9 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:05 pm

Why don't you just lower the temperature and feed them less? Get the birthrate to match the deathrate ya know?

I keep them in my room, and I like my room's warmness, so... yeah. No go.

Queen! I'm not sure the species, but it is a queen!