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I just caught a camponotus queen this morning.

Washington County, Maryland:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19ofPdFBAmZ395W0oZDcX_kbkUcrDXBk6/view?usp=sharing

This is the second penn. type I have ever caught. First one did not live beyond 30 days..

By the way, she is P I S S E D in the test tube setup. Pulling at the cotton on both sides. I have not disturbed or peaked inside. I slide the test tube into a section of foam pipe insulation, cut to length. It is perfect size for a test tube, fits like a glove and blocks out the light. It is hard t...

Early Jun 10th, captured a single queen. She was camping on the back door jam.

Grainy picture, incoming.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oNmaxWh1nXuzCKP3KhfOBy4FHdPsdOLB/view?usp=sharing

Found some other uploads, similar looks.
https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=9390

I will try. They are currently in an orange test tube... not much light getting in there.

Mild weather here they have picked up a second wind and she has a lot of new larva atm... So much for hybernation..

a pic of Queen, eggs and pupa .. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B93W_eqhRLUJZU92T0phZGItdllOWGhEVUdkSDlNdkhsWFFn https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B93W_eqhRLUJUlVXZ0dsYXZ4RGlITlpDWnNaQ1NnT3pTQW5R https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B93W_eqhRLUJN1ZyM1g0aE9tMUVIRkNwWlA1cWdibl8yRFpV The two queens no...

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, the intent is not to cook, but to get to a outside-like temp.
It's getting cooler here, so I will let them alone to allow for hibernation.
Trying to ID these ladies to better prepare them, wonder if they will co-hab?

https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?t=11165

not many peeps use this side of the forum. lol.


I think I could just use the heat pad.. Cold drafty basement

a pic of Queen, eggs and pupa ..

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B93W_eqhRLUJN1ZyM1g0aE9tMUVIRkNwWlA1cWdibl8yRFpV

YAY, my first workers are active... I counted 5. Still think Formica? https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B93W_eqhRLUJZU92T0phZGItdllOWGhEVUdkSDlNdkhsWFFn https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B93W_eqhRLUJUlVXZ0dsYXZ4RGlITlpDWnNaQ1NnT3pTQW5R They still want to stay in the orange container... attempting to...

yup. Strange that they lasted that long and the others were all dead a while... guess they did not get lucky. twice.