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by GreenTikiFire
Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:22 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Trap jaw queen ant died
Replies: 14
Views: 7963

Re: Trap jaw queen ant died

Any update on this?
by GreenTikiFire
Fri Jan 03, 2020 5:13 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: My worms climb glass... Fluon???
Replies: 3
Views: 3104

My worms climb glass... Fluon???

Hello everyone. This is a bit of a joke... but I walked into my vivarium room... and found a worm half way up my glass.

I have a feeling fluon doesn't work on worms like it does on ants :lol:

https://youtu.be/TjihXrn4pKA
by GreenTikiFire
Sat Aug 03, 2019 1:41 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Feeding new colony
Replies: 3
Views: 2177

Re: Feeding new colony

Me too! Is there a link to a guide for this?

Found MIkey's Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOx_-Y7xGoQ
by GreenTikiFire
Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:50 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: How To Display Hosted Images
Replies: 1
Views: 1106

How To Display Hosted Images

1) Go to the link that the hosted site gave you. 2) Right click on the image, and select -> "Copy image address" https://i.ibb.co/9ykWKX9/Screen-Shot-2019-07-09-at-9-54-57-PM.png 3) Come back to your post, and press the image button on the forum Image https://i.ibb.co/9yW0K74/Screen-Shot-2019-06-17-...
by GreenTikiFire
Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:49 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: queen ant identification and strange queen activity
Replies: 12
Views: 6125

Re: queen ant identification and strange queen activity

Just to help clear up the pic posting issue: Was having the same issue. 1) Go to the links you gave. 2) Right click on the image, and select -> "Copy image address" 3) Come back to your post, and press the image button on the forum Image https://i.ibb.co/9yW0K74/Screen-Shot-2019-06-17-at-2-40-42-PM....
by GreenTikiFire
Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:19 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Strange Behavior... Is it an ANT? - pictures included
Replies: 5
Views: 2832

Re: Strange Behavior... Is it an ANT? - pictures included

Cudos to "Insect Identification" on facebook for a positive ID. Turns out this is some sort of Alydidae nymph. According to Wikipedia "Both, nymphs and adults of some species, such as Dulichius inflatus and Hyalymenus spp. are ant mimics and live in ant nests" Introducing a few ant mimics to a colon...
by GreenTikiFire
Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:04 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Strange Behavior... Is it an ANT? - pictures included
Replies: 5
Views: 2832

Re: Strange Behavior... Is it an ANT? - pictures included

I cant seem to photograph it, but it does look like it has a long "poker" or "straw" on it's nose like an Assasin bug does. Any ants with these types of mouthes?
by GreenTikiFire
Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:52 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Strange Behavior... Is it an ANT? - pictures included
Replies: 5
Views: 2832

Strange Behavior... Is it an ANT? - pictures included

Hello all, Found what seemed to be a queen ant... but it sure does behave differently than most Ants I have ever observed. So much so it has me asking if it really is an Ant? Found in Madison Wisconsin, USA July 6th, 2019 https://i.ibb.co/YfZkGqS/20190707-103413.jpg https://i.ibb.co/9gqLjL3/20190706...
by GreenTikiFire
Thu Jun 27, 2019 6:52 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: C.Pennsylvanicus in Maine!
Replies: 6
Views: 3625

Re: C.Pennsylvanicus in Maine!

Congrats! Just caught one myself! I've just figured out the picture problem :) Was having the same issue. 1) Go to the links you gave. 2) Right click on the image, and select -> "Copy image address" 3) Come back to your post, and press the image button on the forum https://i.ibb.co/9yW0K74/Screen-S...