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by Kdpfaf
Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:54 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen Ant Caught in Phoenix, AZ
Replies: 11
Views: 6405

Re: Queen Ant Caught in Phoenix, AZ

ArizonanAnts wrote:
Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:47 am
Are we good Kdpfaf?
Yes we are :mrgreen:
by Kdpfaf
Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:10 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen Ant Caught in Phoenix, AZ
Replies: 11
Views: 6405

Re: Queen Ant Caught in Phoenix, AZ

About my last few posts on this topic, I wanted to apologize. I reread what I had posted. It may have been seen as sarcastic. I wanted to share that Solenopsis Invicta is an invasive species that the government has been trying to exterminate so I just wanted to support the whole Native ant's moveme...
by Kdpfaf
Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:18 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen Ant Caught in Phoenix, AZ
Replies: 11
Views: 6405

Re: Queen Ant Caught in Phoenix, AZ

Hey!! I live in AZ too! It looks like a novomessor cockerelli. BTW not to be rude or anything but umm... Solenopsis Invicta is not native here in AZ YIKES!!!! Make me regret making a comment. And Im not trying to be rude either but make sure you read an article all the way through and not just gath...
by Kdpfaf
Wed Oct 09, 2019 5:02 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen Ant Caught in Phoenix, AZ
Replies: 11
Views: 6405

Re: Queen Ant Caught in Phoenix, AZ

Looks like a Solenopsis invicta Buren (imported red) by the looks of the petiole and gastor
by Kdpfaf
Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:52 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: QUEEN Ant GOING CRAZY!
Replies: 6
Views: 6703

Re: QUEEN Ant GOING CRAZY!

Mine did this too. And I taped 2 together to transfer and she never budged. Now she is 7 workers and a ton of brood and eggs happier :) she stays in the side with just a dry cotton ball pushed to the back which is perfect because it makes changing her water and feeding that much easier
by Kdpfaf
Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:47 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Twitching
Replies: 3
Views: 4831

Twitching

So Im new to the ant world and so far its been amazing. I love these guys with a new found appreciation. I watched a lot of AntsCanada videos before to ensure I would be able to keep her going. I started with my solo Queen. Im constantly watching her ( I have 2 test tubes taped together. It began to...