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- Thu Jun 07, 2018 5:20 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: A Parasitic Queen Success
- Replies: 4
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Re: A Parasitic Queen Success
The workers I caught are also very, very small compared to the queen so even if they turned on her she could defend herself.
- Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:48 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: A Parasitic Queen Success
- Replies: 4
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Re: A Parasitic Queen Success
There are 6 workers and about 15-17 cocoons. I think you could have as little as 3 workers but going over 10 may not be a good idea. From observing the queen meeting the workers it looked like it was going best when she met with only 1 or 2 of the workers at a time.
- Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:14 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: A Parasitic Queen Success
- Replies: 4
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A Parasitic Queen Success
So where I live in Calgary, Alberta there is a spot along the Bow river known as Bowmont. This place runs along for about 2 or 3 kilometers beside the river, and it is full of ants. The main inhabitants of the park are Wood Ants or Mound Ants, species like Formica rufa and Formica ulkei. I was bikin...
- Sun May 20, 2018 11:58 am
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Help identifying a queen from Calgary
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6105
Re: Help identifying a queen from Calgary
Camponotus is a very good beginner species to keep from what I have heard. It take a long time for the colony to become a good size. You have to be careful though once your colony has a foraging area or outworld because if the colony escapes it can do serious damage to your house. Make you put some ...
- Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:59 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Are Wood Ants Polygamous?
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Are Wood Ants Polygamous?
In my area there are Wood Ant colonies everywhere. Does anyone know if they are polygamous, meaning they will accept more than a single queen?
- Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:58 am
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Myrmica incompleta & Murmica sp.
- Replies: 4
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Re: Myrmica incompleta & Murmica sp.
Thanks again!
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:25 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Myrmica incompleta & Murmica sp.
- Replies: 4
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Re: Myrmica incompleta & Murmica sp.
Thank you, I will keep this in mind during nuptial flight. Do you know when nuptial flight is for them?
Thanks for responding so quickly!
Thanks for responding so quickly!
- Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:16 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Myrmica incompleta & Murmica sp.
- Replies: 4
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Myrmica incompleta & Murmica sp.
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I am looking to catch Myrmica incompleta & Murmica sp. in the next 3 months during their nuptial flight, whenever that is. Could anyone tell where I could catch queens once nuptial flight begins and if someone could tell when their nuptial flight i...