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- Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:12 pm
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: Considering moving my queen to a small container, need advice.
- Replies: 4
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Re: Considering moving my queen to a small container, need advice.
Plain baby powder is very messy though, right? Also it's a small container with no exit as the lid has been covered with material, only a small area exists for air flow. What should I do with my queen? Is it okay if I put a small hole in her tube and let her explore this new land or would that be a ...
- Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:04 pm
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: Considering moving my queen to a small container, need advice.
- Replies: 4
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Considering moving my queen to a small container, need advice.
Hello, I just set up and created a small out world. http://imgur.com/gallery/U3lnZa2 I have a Formica queen with pupae and no first worker yet. I'm considering putting a small straw through the cotton on her test tube and putting her in this little container. There is also some little chambers I cre...
- Wed Jul 25, 2018 4:17 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Just caught this big queen today! Seems there are a bunch of this species out right now!
- Replies: 7
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Re: Just caught this big queen today! Seems there are a bunch of this species out right now!
When looking up Formica Subsericea it matches the picture identically, the body has some small shinyish stripes to match as well
- Tue Jul 24, 2018 8:44 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Just caught this big queen today! Seems there are a bunch of this species out right now!
- Replies: 7
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Re: Just caught this big queen today! Seems there are a bunch of this species out right now!
Is this formica or camponotus? Also what is a common name for formica subsericea?
- Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:00 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Just caught this big queen today! Seems there are a bunch of this species out right now!
- Replies: 7
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Re: Just caught this big queen today! Seems there are a bunch of this species out right now!
I have a record of this.. https://imgur.com/gallery/G35KBZX
- Tue Jul 24, 2018 3:59 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Just caught this big queen today! Seems there are a bunch of this species out right now!
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Just caught this big queen today! Seems there are a bunch of this species out right now!
Caught in Northeast USA, Alone and walkin about! The it is about a half inch long. Don't know species or anything.
Also are Acorn Ants super small? Think I caught a queen of that species too :p
Also are Acorn Ants super small? Think I caught a queen of that species too :p
- Sat Jun 16, 2018 4:40 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Queen identification help
- Replies: 10
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Re: Queen identification help
I've gotten about 2 or 3 different replies can someone please tell me which is correct and why the others aren't?
- Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:43 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Queen identification help
- Replies: 10
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Re: Queen identification help
Better close up: https://m.imgur.com/gallery/mV7xex8
- Fri Jun 15, 2018 7:23 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Queen identification help
- Replies: 10
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Re: Queen identification help
Oops, forgot link. My queen https://imgur.com/a/8WJjUKh
- Fri Jun 15, 2018 7:22 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Queen identification help
- Replies: 10
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Queen identification help
I caught this wild queen in north-eastern USA, is about 3/4 of a cm long and the ants it was with were small black ants, living under a rock and part of my driveway. Caught walking on the surface.