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by Swirlysnowflake
Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:37 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Any ideas how to improve my ant queen condition
Replies: 3
Views: 2167

Re: Any ideas how to improve my ant queen condition

After 2 years with Camponotus you only had 6 workers? Isn't that very few, even with Camponotus being slow growing? Im afriad your queen just might be... faulty :( :(
by Swirlysnowflake
Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:35 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Argentine ants
Replies: 6
Views: 4030

Re: Argentine ants

What do you mean about the nuptial flight schedule? They do have flights, dont they?
by Swirlysnowflake
Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:30 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Queen ant making cotton into balls?
Replies: 1
Views: 1392

Queen ant making cotton into balls?

I caught an unidentified queen ant back in December, and she is pulling out cotton and rolling it into balls. Today she rolled all these balls together, and is carrying around 1 large ball. It's not tearing at cotton, more like pulling it out and shaping it. She hd no brood or workers yet, sadly. Sh...
by Swirlysnowflake
Sun Dec 15, 2019 9:11 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen ID please?
Replies: 2
Views: 2994

Re: Queen ID please?

Ok, sorry about that! When I trid to add a pic, it said file to big :cry: Any help?
by Swirlysnowflake
Sun Dec 15, 2019 9:10 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen ID please?
Replies: 2
Views: 2994

Queen ID please?

Hi everyone! I recently caught a queen ant (this Thursday), and was wondering if anyone could ID it for me? I'm thinking maybe Lasius? I know it's December, but I'm pretty sure it's a queen! It is about 6 or 7 mm, very small :lol:
Thanks!