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Hi, I'm starting my own colony too and here are some of the things I learned. The are a claustral species. They are polygyne. They like cool temperatures around 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Check up on them after two weeks (they should have laid eggs about now) The "hibernate" during the summer. If you wo...

Looks like formica to me.

Agreed

1. Not sure

2. 2 weeks

3. Not sure

I would attempt to introduce them to each other when they are ready to move into a formicarium. However if you find more next year I would recommend that you put them together in a test tube setup first thing.

To be more specific I would say Camponotus Castaneus.

My best guess would be Camponotus, but I am probably wrong.

Looks like a queen and could be camponotus but I am probably wrong.

I currently have two false honeypot queens in a testtube set up. Apparently one of them has now laid eggs. How long does it take for them to mature?

Hi, I'm starting my own colony too and here are some of the things I learned. The are a claustral species. They are more polygyne the further toward the equator they are. They like cool temperatures around 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Check up on them after two weeks (they should have laid eggs about now)...