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- Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:03 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: What does facultively polygynous mean?
- Replies: 5
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Re: What does facultively polygynous mean?
antnest8 is right in it meaning "optional". It also means the colonies in the wild might be found with 2 or more queens, but it might not always be. The problem is some of those species actually is "facultative polygynous" for a while founding a colony, and then might start kill each other. I also s...
- Sun Sep 16, 2018 3:20 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Antkeeping in sweden
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1522
Re: Antkeeping in sweden
from looking at the Norwegian "Artsdatabanken", it seems the most promising candidate is Myrmica rubra:
https://www.artsdatabanken.no/Pages/173159 (In Norwegian).
Some Myrmica in Trøndelag in Norway did fly in the middle of August, but you might be lucky. Only ant i know of who might fly this late.
https://www.artsdatabanken.no/Pages/173159 (In Norwegian).
Some Myrmica in Trøndelag in Norway did fly in the middle of August, but you might be lucky. Only ant i know of who might fly this late.
- Sun Sep 16, 2018 2:20 pm
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: Leptothorax acervorum questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3359
Re: Leptothorax acervorum questions
Thanks. I did try find a colony, and found a tiny colony of some dark colour Myrmica, i am guessing some of the tiny monogynous 100-150 ant colony size kind of Myrmica... I did put the branch in an tub with a barrier, and the ants basically just gathered all brood uncovered by lifting off some bark,...
- Sat Sep 08, 2018 7:20 am
- Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
- Topic: Semi clostrual queens more interested in fruit and honey over protein foods.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5190
Re: Semi clostrual queens more interested in fruit and honey over protein foods.
I do not know the details of that species, but the general idea of ants is usually this: The adult ants as far I know do not digest protein directly, that goes to the larvae, which feeds protein in liquid form trough prophylaxis. So until the larvae hatches, the queens lays an occasional 'dead' egg ...
- Sat Sep 08, 2018 7:01 am
- Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
- Topic: Myrmica lobicornis 'group' food
- Replies: 0
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Myrmica lobicornis 'group' food
I think i just found an entire colony inside a tree branch of an Myrmica with dark head and abdomen, and red thorax. As far I can read, they live as detrivores and collect nectar, so honeywayer and sugar water, but what kind of protein should I try for them? would frozen fishfood as mosquito larvae,...
- Fri Sep 07, 2018 4:59 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Cricket or grasshopper leg?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4535
Re: Cricket or grasshopper leg?
One of the approved import 'feeder' animals in Norway is a 'grasshopper', the migratory locust: Locusta migratoria. The famous "plague of Egypt" thing, actually edible and considered kosher. Eastern African ppl I think also eat them. This choice is a matter of location: for some of you guys, the mig...
- Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:12 am
- Forum: General Ant Talk
- Topic: Myrmicinae - Formica rufa, Eggs not growing.
- Replies: 5
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Re: Myrmicinae - Formica rufa, Eggs not growing.
There is reports of Lasius genus too, so you could try Lasius neoniger pupae as well.
- Mon Sep 03, 2018 5:15 pm
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: Leptothorax acervorum questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3359
Re: Leptothorax acervorum questions
http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Leptothorax_acervorum
No, Temnothorax do not appear as far north as I live, while Leptothorax is documented as being common in the species descriptions for Norway.
No, Temnothorax do not appear as far north as I live, while Leptothorax is documented as being common in the species descriptions for Norway.
- Mon Sep 03, 2018 10:31 am
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: Leptothorax acervorum questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3359
Leptothorax acervorum questions
I did study some of my dead "myrmica" ants in a microscope, seems I was wrong. Likely the tiny ants are a Leptothorax species, most likely the common Leptothorax acervorum, one of Norway's most common ants. Question: is this a good candidate if i find a colony inside an acorn, a straw or reed of sor...
- Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:01 am
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: Myrmica rubra question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2538
Re: Myrmica rubra question
Thanks.
I see it mentioned around the web the simplest way to get Myrmica rubra is to capture one of the semi-claustral queens under a rock or something in sunny days. I will see what I can get. The only other type of ant i actually know of in my area is Formica rufa, a social parasite.
I see it mentioned around the web the simplest way to get Myrmica rubra is to capture one of the semi-claustral queens under a rock or something in sunny days. I will see what I can get. The only other type of ant i actually know of in my area is Formica rufa, a social parasite.