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Hello and welcome I would recommend tetremorium, they are fast growing and easy to find in the late to midsummer months. by the time hibernation comes along you should have 15-45 minuets. If you don't want to wait that long (like most people) you can look in late april to late june for camponotus. t...

so last year how i found the nuptial flight is I found the nest of a colony before hand (it should be easy since they're the only ants active). then I watched them on every day above 60 degree's Fahrenheit. you should days before see males near the entrance and even running around it a bit.

I would try multiple queens, I tried twice with single queens, both failed.

I found a queen, I didn't pick her up because she is a lasius umbratus, but still nice to see it's queen weather again.

The Red Dragons

They might not have pupae but their larvae are growing quickly.

their set-up

The Black Yetis

Their outworld


There now healthy brood pile (2 New Pupae!!)

here they are now! The Saxons https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7893/33611399458_e9234b4e62_k.jpg A worker just looking around https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7894/32546071717_ad4a762a5d_k.jpg here is there VERY healthy brood pile the larvae in the center (the big one) is actually making a cocoon though...

I mean it is Arizona. I don't know when they fly but some species (solinopsis mainly) fly year round.

I mean technically most ants do eat mainly liquid protein in the form of hemolymph (insect-blood). some stages of larvae are able to digest solids but most ants live off of liquids.

if you don't put the cotton on tightly enough they don't even need to chew it, they just are strong enough to push it.