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- Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:44 am
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Moving a Formica colony from a dirt setup to a formicarium
- Replies: 1
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Moving a Formica colony from a dirt setup to a formicarium
Hello, I'm wondering what is the best way to move a colony from a dirt setup This colony is probably around three years. Up until now it have been living in a plastic tote. Its not really feasable for me to keep it in said tote so i want to move it to a formincarium. This tote is big enough that it ...
- Thu May 25, 2017 11:15 am
- Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
- Topic: wild caught colonies - not eating
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1713
wild caught colonies - not eating
hello, a few days ago i caught some Camponotus sp colonies. I am sure that they are either C. Modoc or C. pennsylvanicus. I am trying to figure out feeding. One colony only had a few workers - maybe 8 or so, of which I was only able to get 4. Brood is larva stage, and I was able to gather that. anot...
- Mon May 08, 2017 1:10 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Is This Camponotus?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3740
Re: Is This Camponotus?
Any Idea on the species? Here is a Better Pic -
- Mon May 08, 2017 9:48 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Is This Camponotus?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3740
Re: Is This Camponotus?
Found burrowed in a fallen tree. 15mm long
- Mon May 08, 2017 2:22 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Is This Camponotus?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3740
Is This Camponotus?
Hello, i'm new to ant keeping but i think this one is Camponotus. Thoughts?
From Salt Lake
From Salt Lake
- Sun May 07, 2017 11:21 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: species Identifiation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1465
species Identifiation
I am going to start with an apology. i did not get a picture of this ant, but ill try to be discribe it well. while looking for a Camponotus queen, i ran across another wood Dweller. it many ways it reminded me of a Camponotus ant, with a black Head, Black gaster and a red thorax. but the Feature th...
- Sat May 06, 2017 7:05 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: New Camponotus Queen
- Replies: 2
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Re: New Camponotus Queen
I Did take 5 workers but there was no brood in her Hole/chamber. i'm reluctant to combine them until i know that they wont kill her. i was removing sections of the log some distance away from her chamber. this is how i found the rest of the colony. there was brood there but the workers quickly remov...
- Sat May 06, 2017 5:21 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: New Camponotus Queen
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1749
New Camponotus Queen
This afternoon I was able to catch my first queen. I’m pretty sure its a Camponotus Queen, though I admit with me being a new as I am I may has misidentified it. My first concern is on the “Newness” of this queen. Here are reasons why I believe that she is fertile and that she has not yet founded a ...