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by DontSquishTheAnt
Wed Apr 17, 2019 10:21 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Ant genus identification
Replies: 1
Views: 1264

Re: Ant genus identification

Here is a thread talking about how to post pictures on the forum if you are having trouble: https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=162
by DontSquishTheAnt
Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:29 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Is propolis powder good for an ant barrier?
Replies: 1
Views: 1364

Re: Is propolis powder good for an ant barrier?

Propolis powder is probably not bad for your ants, though it may not work well as a barrier. Is the powder sticky? I know that normal propolis is sticky, so if this is you shouldn't use it. Should you mix it with rubbing alcohol? Probably not. Just apply it with a dry cottonball, and you should be f...
by DontSquishTheAnt
Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:22 am
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: Should I put my Camponotus colony in an ac hybrid nest?
Replies: 5
Views: 2939

Re: Should I put my Camponotus colony in an ac hybrid nest?

I would suggest waiting until they are at least 50 workers strong.
by DontSquishTheAnt
Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:19 am
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Can rubbing alcohol be replaced with vodka?
Replies: 4
Views: 4300

Re: Can rubbing alcohol be replaced with vodka?

I wouldn't try it, since it would probably result in a relatively thick baby powder barrier. I would actually suggest using pure baby powder applied with a dry cottonball, so the barrier is thinner and thus more slippery. But to answer your question, yes, and vodka would probably work a bit better t...
by DontSquishTheAnt
Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:12 am
Forum: ACAF Suggestions
Topic: Caring for a Queen
Replies: 4
Views: 4290

Re: Caring for a Queen

Ants do produce waste, and you do need to clean that waste up. The waste that they produce is mainly uneaten food and dead workers after a while, though ants do defecate. The best way to keep an ant setup clean is to not let it get dirty in the first place , everything is much, much easier that way....
by DontSquishTheAnt
Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:47 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Northern virginia 3/16/19
Replies: 2
Views: 1624

Re: Northern virginia 3/16/19

Prenolepis imparis, nice find!
by DontSquishTheAnt
Wed Mar 20, 2019 4:30 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Id please
Replies: 15
Views: 6782

Re: Id please

the other 2 look to be C. lienolata. but i would need better pictures to confirm it The second kind of ant is not Crematogaster lineolata , and in fact, is not Crematogaster at all. The distinctive features of the genus Crematogaster are: (1) a gaster that starts roughly square and terminates to a ...
by DontSquishTheAnt
Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:07 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Id please
Replies: 15
Views: 6782

Re: Id please

I think it is a parasitic Lasius, so length would really help.
by DontSquishTheAnt
Tue Mar 19, 2019 8:04 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Id please
Replies: 15
Views: 6782

Re: Id please

Here is a short video on posting pictures on the forums: https://youtu.be/c1Mu4Rw3s8w. Once you get a picture up, I can help you with the ID.
by DontSquishTheAnt
Sat Mar 16, 2019 1:44 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Are ants intelligent?
Replies: 3
Views: 2012

Re: Are ants intelligent?

For other things, I would put them at around the average mammal. Ants can teach eachother new skills, remember things, pass on their memories (in the form of teaching), and communicate effectively. While those all sound fairly advanced for the average mammal, the average mammal doesn't have any use ...