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by AntsInSpace
Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:05 am
Forum: General Ant Talk
Topic: Drone ants
Replies: 2
Views: 2455

Re: Drone ants

Thanks for the info.
From what I understand drones and princesses are created before the nuptial flight, otherwise they focus on expansion and so on.
by AntsInSpace
Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:23 am
Forum: General Ant Talk
Topic: Drone ants
Replies: 2
Views: 2455

Drone ants

Hi guys, I'm curious about ants of the drone caste, Do these ants just sit around in the nest until the next nuptial flight ? from what I understand the queen already has **** to lay millions of eggs, and I don't believe the drones continue to mate with her, when they mature into adults do they imme...
by AntsInSpace
Fri Apr 06, 2018 10:55 am
Forum: New Forum Members
Topic: Help w/ Carpenter Ant Nuptial Flights
Replies: 11
Views: 7699

Re: Help w/ Carpenter Ant Nuptial Flights

Btw they say the queens like to fly a good distance away from their previous colony to reduce chances of interbreeding.
by AntsInSpace
Fri Apr 06, 2018 10:53 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Found a queen in rough shape, can I fix this?
Replies: 11
Views: 6502

Re: Found a queen in rough shape, can I fix this?

(Edited) Darn what a sad yet beautiful story man.
by AntsInSpace
Fri Apr 06, 2018 10:45 am
Forum: New Forum Members
Topic: Hi guys
Replies: 2
Views: 1989

Hi guys

Hi guys, I think this is where introductions are made.. Firstly wow there's 0 other members online.. Am I allowed to ask what are some highly active ant care/knowledge related forums ? Besides for that, I've had one of those gel tanks before, didn't work since I didn't have any information on ants t...
by AntsInSpace
Fri Apr 06, 2018 10:32 am
Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
Topic: Can I tell what caste a Pupae will be ?
Replies: 2
Views: 1936

Can I tell what caste a Pupae will be ?

Hi guys, I've been reading about ants lately, and from what I can see you cannot tell what a larva will become, a queen, worker or drone.. from there the larva turns into a pupae through metamorphosis. And that is starts becoming distinguishable. But I haven't seen this for myself and googling that ...