Help idk Formica care!

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TippyDisc911
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Help idk Formica care!

Post: # 26723Post TippyDisc911
Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:16 am

Hey I just got told that my queen is a Formica, btw I'm from Illinois, I had no idea! I thought it was a tetramourium! So I was so prepared to have a tetramourium! I don't know the care for Formica and what they do! Please help me with the care. I need to know fast
Keeping:
Formica subsericea: 10 workers
Tetramourium Immigrans: 12 workers
solenopsis molesta: 25-30 workers

"The ant's a centaur in his dragon world"-Ezra Pound

Dream species: Atta Texana

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Batspiderfish
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Re: Help idk Formica care!

Post: # 26733Post Batspiderfish
Tue Jul 25, 2017 5:58 am

Claustral Formica care is pretty straightforward and, much like Tetramorium, you need only wait until the first workers arrive. One thing to note is that Formica don't keep brood over the winter, so egg laying will stop sometime in the fall/late summer.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.

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