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by Abby123
Tue Feb 18, 2020 2:43 am
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: New ant keeper question - terrarium
Replies: 1
Views: 3704

New ant keeper question - terrarium

Hi guys! My husband and I caught a queen ant and had her in a test tube for months until she had about 7 workers. We wanted her to have more but her tube was getting mouldy and we struggled to move her. We placed the tube into the terrarium about 1 week ago and the colony moved in within 24 hours. P...
by Abby123
Wed Dec 04, 2019 12:41 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen Ant Identification
Replies: 103
Views: 97853

Re: Queen Ant Identification

We found this little ant today. Not sure if she is a small species/new queen or a male ant? Hopefully this link works. Found in Auckland, New Zealand. Can measure her if that’s helpful! https://www.reddit.com/r/ants/comments/e5uvhx/hi_guys_is_this_a_tiny_queen_new_queen_or_small/?utm_source=share&ut...
by Abby123
Wed Dec 04, 2019 12:38 am
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: New Zealand nuptial flights
Replies: 39
Views: 29650

Re: New Zealand nuptial flights

So happy to see other New Zealanders into ant keeping! We think we may have found a queen today but she’s small. Where is every one looking for queens in Auckland?