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by PTackett
Thu Jun 28, 2018 9:55 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New Queen - Formica sp.
Replies: 2
Views: 1642

Re: New Queen - Formica sp.

Thanks, that name definitely had more info. Out of curiosity how can you tell what kind of formica ant it is? Is it just the color, or?
by PTackett
Thu Jun 28, 2018 12:21 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New Queen - Formica sp.
Replies: 2
Views: 1642

New Queen - Formica sp.

Hey guys, I just caught a new queen yesterday afternoon, and she's in her tube setup now. https://preview.ibb.co/jVQCKo/20180627_143557.jpg Someone at the ant ID forum was kind enough to let me know she is "Formica sp." and I was wondering if anyone had any tips on how to care for her later on down ...
by PTackett
Wed Jun 27, 2018 10:26 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen Ant ID - Denver, CO.
Replies: 3
Views: 2633

Re: Queen Ant ID - Denver, CO.

TheRealAntMan wrote:
Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:05 pm
Formica sp.
Thanks for the speedy reply, I appreciate it. Is there anything special to the care of her or will a normal test tube setup work for me?
by PTackett
Wed Jun 27, 2018 3:55 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen Ant ID - Denver, CO.
Replies: 3
Views: 2633

Queen Ant ID - Denver, CO.

Hey guys, I caught this ant about an hour ago, roughly 1:30 PM on 6/27/2018 in my driveway in Denver, Colorado. This is a queen, right? Can anyone help me out with IDing the species? It's my first catch ever, pretty excited. Gone out looking about 4 times this year for a several hours each, end up f...