Starting a Myrmica colony
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Starting a Myrmica colony
I have recently caught 2 Myrmica Rubra queens and was wondering if this sp. can be raised from a single queen in a test tube or if the queen needs a host colony before she starts laying eggs
Keeping :
Lasius Niger
Lasius Flavus
Formica Fusca (2x)
Formica Rufa (3x)
Tetramorium Semilaeve
Temnothorax Minutissimus
Camponotus sp.
Solenopsis Fugax
Lasius Niger
Lasius Flavus
Formica Fusca (2x)
Formica Rufa (3x)
Tetramorium Semilaeve
Temnothorax Minutissimus
Camponotus sp.
Solenopsis Fugax
- Jadeninja9
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Re: Starting a Myrmica colony
Myrmica rubra queens are semi-claustral so you're gonna need to have a small foraging area for them. Also, Myrmica rubra queens are extremely polygynous, so if you're absolutely sure that the queens you have are of the Myrmica rubra species, then you can put those two queens together and they should be fine.
Keeper of:
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
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