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by Rob11420
Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:47 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen ? | France | October
Replies: 8
Views: 4478

Re: Queen ? | France | October

I wouldn’t put the test tube in the fridge as it is, I would rap it in a towel or cloth first so that the temperature change is a bit more gradual, it will also helps minimise vibrations when opening and closing the fridge.
by Rob11420
Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:28 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Please help identify this Queen
Replies: 6
Views: 2304

Please help identify this Queen

I caught this queen (14mm long) in Greece on the 21/06/18 however it wasn’t during a nuptial flight. I was in the forest and found what looked like a hole to a founding chamber, I decided to dig it up to see if there was a queen inside. It took me 45 mins/an hour to carefully dig down the side of th...
by Rob11420
Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:02 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Help! Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?
Replies: 6
Views: 10867

Re: Help! Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?

I found them on Aegina Island on 12th June and saw a couple more on the 23rd. I also found a Camponotus Queen (not sure on the exact species yet) on the 21st June but I dug her out of her founding chamber so not sure when the nuptial flight was although I did see another Queen with wings still on an...
by Rob11420
Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:30 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Help! Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?
Replies: 6
Views: 10867

Re: Help! Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?

Awesome :D thank you so much!
I think they must be Nylanderia vividula then, which I’ve read is polygynous. That’s great news, I can keep them together then :D
by Rob11420
Mon Jul 02, 2018 12:48 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Help! Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?
Replies: 6
Views: 10867

Re: Help! Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?

Thank you for the reply :D
I have made a DeviantArt account and uploaded 4 photos there. Hopefully the quality is good enough for an ID. One of the pics has a Lasius Niger queen in it for size comparison.
www.deviantart.com/rob11420/gallery/
by Rob11420
Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:29 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Help! Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?
Replies: 6
Views: 10867

Help! Queen Ant identification, polygynous or not?

I caught two queens in Greece on 12/06/18 at about 20:00, I only had one test tube setup with me so I put them both in it along with two male elates. The next day there was already a batch of eggs and the queens were grooming each other and getting along well. They are about 6mm long and have an ora...