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- Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:56 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: New P. Imparis Queens!!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1555
Re: New P. Imparis Queens!!!
thank you! i watched the video and it answered a lot of my questions.
- Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:28 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: New P. Imparis Queens!!!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1555
New P. Imparis Queens!!!
So, i caught 3 P. Imparis queens, and this isn't my first rodeo, but i haven't kept track of the other 3 colonies i've tried, so does anyone have an info? (When do they lay their eggs, how long until the nanitics hatch, do i HAVE to hibernate them?)
- Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:26 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: lack of P. Imparis queens
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2619
Re: lack of P. Imparis queens
update: I did it! you were right, the males came out an entire day before the females, i caught 3! they were all mating when i found them, so i know they are fertilized!
- Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:26 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: lack of P. Imparis queens
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2619
Re: lack of P. Imparis queens
well if im correct, queens of this species are fully claustral, so they would have a large gaster, and are much larger than males, and brown, these males were very wasp like, black, and small, i've also caught P. Imparis queens before, but failed to start a colony due to a uh... not so good setup. a...
- Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:25 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: lack of P. Imparis queens
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2619
Re: lack of P. Imparis queens
also, i go outside and stay out from about noon to 5 pm, if i don't have anything else to do.
- Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:14 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: lack of P. Imparis queens
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2619
lack of P. Imparis queens
Hello all! after researching ant keeping, and watching AntsCanada for 4 years now, I am trying to start my first ant colony, i've chosen Prenolepis Imparis, and i've seen a few nuptial flights, but the only things showing up are the males, i go outside, in sunny, 65-73 degree weather with low wind, ...
- Sun Mar 21, 2021 3:08 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Help me my colony is dying
- Replies: 6
- Views: 40043
Re: Help me my colony is dying
he said it was a small colony, at this rate it would take 3.75 months for the entire colony to die
- Sun Mar 21, 2021 2:57 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Why is a ant species name blocked?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3429
Re: Why is a ant species name blocked?
im assuming it is C_A_M_P_O_N_O_T_U_S sayi, i have no clue