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- Mon Apr 24, 2017 12:37 pm
- Forum: The Ant Graveyard
- Topic: Tachinid Flies - the bane of my existence!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 50
Re: Tachinid Flies - the bane of my existence!
Yikes! Sorry about that luck.
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 11:56 am
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: OH-KY-IN-IL-MI Nuptial Flight Sightings
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1551
Re: OH-KY-IN-IL-MI Nuptial Flight Sightings
That's great! Nuptial flight season has just begun, and I've found a Prenolepis imparis colony with reproductive larvae still.
At a school, I found these genera:
Crematogaster
Brachymyrmex
Ponera
Solenopsis
Camponotus
Formica Lasius
Monomorium
Tetramorium
Prenolepis
Aphaenogaster
At a school, I found these genera:
Crematogaster
Brachymyrmex
Ponera
Solenopsis
Camponotus
Formica Lasius
Monomorium
Tetramorium
Prenolepis
Aphaenogaster
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:47 am
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: Prenolepis imparis care tips
- Replies: 4
- Views: 132
Re: Prenolepis imparis care tips
- 1. I believe sugars; protein is for the brood to develop.
2. It varies.
3. I believe they like a somewhat moist nest.
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:44 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: 42, 7MMS queens caught in cape town
- Replies: 7
- Views: 82
Re: 42, 7MMS queens caught in cape town
Definite myrmicine.
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 7:18 am
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: Ants in Peterborough
- Replies: 9
- Views: 94
Re: Ants in Peterborough
Studies with Solenopsis invicta seem to indicate that monogyny and polygyny are branching evolutionary paths. It is only beneficial to be polygynous in areas with high colony density of their own species (where competition is too high to found a colony on your own). Monogynous strains do much bette...
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:59 am
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: Ants in Peterborough
- Replies: 9
- Views: 94
Re: Ants in Peterborough
I believe this occurs with species density; like in a city they will be versus in their natural habitat they will be monogynous?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:47 amPolygyny often does not occur unanimously within a species, and Tapinoma sessile is an example of this. They will be monogynous OR polygynous.
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:35 am
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: Colorado Nupital Flights
- Replies: 37
- Views: 745
Re: Colorado Nupital Flights
Polygamous refers to having multiple wives; polygynous refers to having multiple queens.
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:33 am
- Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
- Topic: Ants in Peterborough
- Replies: 9
- Views: 94
Re: Ants in Peterborough
They always do.
They start to disperse in May and are highly polygynous.
They start to disperse in May and are highly polygynous.
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:31 am
- Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
- Topic: Can i use outside Roaches to feed my ants?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 716
Re: Can i use outside Roaches to feed my ants?
Good luck removing the ants and taking the weed. Most have pretty large root systems.
- Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:28 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Is this crematogaster?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 157
Re: Is this crematogaster?
Wait.. whoops. I'd forgotten they had that stinger. I blame the fact that they use it for a brush rather than its purpose.Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:23 amCrematogaster are from Myrmicinae, and so have two petiole nodes.