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- Sun Jun 23, 2019 4:06 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Dead Camponotus alate in good condition. Taxonomists want?
- Replies: 0
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Dead Camponotus alate in good condition. Taxonomists want?
I found this dead Camponotus alate over a month ago after a nuptial flight in my place of work. She preserved incredibly well, and I've kept her on my shelf to see if she would remain in that condition. 15mm. All four wings intact and uncurled. All six legs intact and uncurled. Both antennae intact,...
- Sat Jun 22, 2019 11:44 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: I'm concerned for the health of one of my new queens, please help
- Replies: 3
- Views: 666
Re: I'm concerned for the health of one of my new queens, please help
if you're unsure about the species of your queen, you can always post clear pics of her on the ant species identification center. If you do, make sure she's on a decent contrasting background, and get some good back lighting for her as well.
- Sat Jun 22, 2019 11:25 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Burning candles in the same room as ants
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1347
Re: Burning candles in the same room as ants
I don't think scented candles will affect ants at all. the feral ones in my house seem to manage just fine.
- Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:50 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Ant Feeding (test tube 10+ workers)
- Replies: 7
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Re: Ant Feeding (test tube 10+ workers)
if your colonies are still in their forming stages it's best to keep the claustral chamber as dark and undisturbed as possible. It really does a lot for helping the brood develop. I would recommend covering the test tubes with black paper and tape, and ***** the drinking straw exit mentioned above. ...
- Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:32 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Solonopsis invicta
- Replies: 1
- Views: 418
Re: Solonopsis invicta
I'm not aware of one. If you're on this site, perhaps you've seen Mikey's famed Solenopsis geminata colony, The Fire Nation, on youtube. He complains often that they are notorious escape artists, pressing themselves into corners, eroding baby powder barriers with sheer numbers, and have even travers...
- Wed Jun 27, 2018 7:02 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Please id this ant
- Replies: 2
- Views: 733
Re: Please id this ant
Looks like Tetramorium just based on the shape. Can you get a length in mm? Also location.
- Tue Jun 12, 2018 12:52 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Any one know what kind of queen this is
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1168
Re: Any one know what kind of queen this is
I can't see the image. Here's a guide for posting images on the forum. Use imgur or photobucket.
http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=162
http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=162
- Sun Jun 10, 2018 12:21 am
- Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
- Topic: California D. Bicolor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1169
Re: California D. Bicolor
Cool. I guess that means they'll take well to extra formicarium space.
- Sat Jun 09, 2018 12:00 pm
- Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
- Topic: California D. Bicolor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1169
California D. Bicolor
A week ago I was at a Mtg tournament in my local card shop when I spotted this girl on the floor. The others wanted to squish her (thinking she was a fly or other annoying bug) but I instantly recognized an alate and cried out for them not to. They hesitated long enough for me to scoop her up (thank...
- Fri Jun 08, 2018 6:07 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: California queen ID
- Replies: 2
- Views: 960
Re: California queen ID
Sweet, thanks. I've seen a lot of these guys crawling around; they should be fun to keep.