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by Batspiderfish
Thu Nov 10, 2016 8:50 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Formica Fusca Queen does not want to sleep
Replies: 2
Views: 1352

Re: Formica Fusca Queen does not want to sleep

Hibernation occurs while just being in the cold. Your queen is doing what she is supposed to be doing.
by Batspiderfish
Thu Nov 10, 2016 5:30 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: 3 Queen Ants
Replies: 3
Views: 1836

Re: 3 Queen Ants

No Tetramorium in Brazil, if that helps. Waiting on measurements before it's worth putting the effort in.
by Batspiderfish
Thu Nov 10, 2016 5:25 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: queen id for a suspected Dolichoderinae
Replies: 12
Views: 3677

Re: queen id for a suspected Dolichoderinae

If you can barely even see the queen, then we can't see it either.
by Batspiderfish
Thu Nov 10, 2016 5:20 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: I got two queen ants!! What type are they?
Replies: 7
Views: 3258

Re: I got two queen ants!! What type are they?

Are these images set to public viewing?

Did you find them in New Zealand?

What are the measurements???

http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=292
by Batspiderfish
Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:39 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Kidnapped Queen
Replies: 2
Views: 1934

Re: Kidnapped Queen

You can assume a queen that has an apparent retinue of workers has already established a colony, and you should capture as much of it as possible (if your really have to). If she actually is a new queen, then she is off to a good start. If she is an old queen by herself, she dies. If she is a new qu...
by Batspiderfish
Wed Nov 09, 2016 12:47 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: 2 queens, eastern PA, ~8mm
Replies: 7
Views: 2392

Re: 2 queens, eastern PA, ~8mm

These look like Prenolepis workers, but the pictures are not clear.

Don't add workers to a parasitic queen if you aren't sure what they are! :(

You also didn't describe what escaped?
by Batspiderfish
Tue Nov 08, 2016 1:05 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: 2 queens, eastern PA, ~8mm
Replies: 7
Views: 2392

Re: 2 queens, eastern PA, ~8mm

Thanks for embedding! :D

Can't tell from this angle. Pictures of the underside are generally worthless (although if this were lit up, we could at least see the maxilarry palps).
by Batspiderfish
Tue Nov 08, 2016 12:23 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Is my queen ant dead?
Replies: 9
Views: 6273

Re: Is my queen ant dead?

Was the water put in there? The humidity from the wet cotton bung in a test tube setup is all a queen needs. It looks like she might have drowned.
by Batspiderfish
Tue Nov 08, 2016 9:13 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Kidnapped Queen
Replies: 2
Views: 1934

Re: Kidnapped Queen

You always capture established queens with their workers. She might not be able to rear new ones by herself.