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I caught a camponotus pennsylvanicus queen on thursday at about 5-6 p.m. pst she still has her wings 3 days later and I heard it could be a sign she's infertile, I'm really worried. How long does it take about for this species to lay eggs and is she likely infertile, also if she does lay eggs what s...

1 is correct, if the cotton is not damp then how are the ants supposed to drink from it? Also it depends on species, for species that like humidity you can make the cotton all damp. For species that don't require high humidity, then you can make the test tube setup like in diagram 2. I'm assuming f...

Is the cotton ball that stops the water from flooding supposed to be all damp? let me show a daigram for better explanation https://imgur.com/ptveN0v which is correct? 1 or 2, also look at the bottom left of the photo. If neither are correct please let me know and tell me what is correct and maybe m...

I caught a Camponotus novaeboracensis queen and put her in a test tube setup and woke up to see her in a pool of water the test tube flooded I think I made a mistake by ripping the cotton ball in half because in the tutorial for test tube setups he says to break it in half but mine we smaller I just...

I caught this queen in western washington where I'm from I need help identifying it. Also a side question is I just moved her into a test tube setup a couple minutes are and she's moving alot and seems alarmed, is this normal?

https://imgur.com/gxLzEpt

How long would the "Basic AC Test Tube Pack™" take to arrive at let's say Seattle.

give them the belt

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I wanna get a Camponotus Pennsylvanicus colony which are very common where I live, but my mom won't let me keep them inside once they get a formicarium and big things like that, is it safe to leave them outside? I'd cover them with a water proof tarp btw.