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- Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:37 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: ID Help Pls FL
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5116
Re: ID Help Pls FL
Just your everyday Solenopsis invicta queen.
- Fri May 04, 2018 12:49 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Small desert workers ID
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2905
Re: Small desert workers ID
This is Dorymyrmex, possibly D. bicolor.
- Fri Apr 20, 2018 10:34 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: What species is this queen?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6577
Re: What species is this queen?
That’s certainly a male ant.
- Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:16 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: More small ant workers southwest Florida
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1914
Re: More small ant workers southwest Florida
Monomorium floricola
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:59 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Hello! Would Rice work?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2262
Re: Hello! Would Rice work?
Pogonomyrmex badius queens are fully claustral, as opposed to the many semi-claustral species found in the west. As per a recent study, P. badius is unable to open seeds larger than 1mm in width. They do undoubtedly collect seeds much larger than this, but these are apparently stored until they natu...
- Tue Jun 27, 2017 5:11 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Could hypoponera be molygenous?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4255
Re: Could hypoponera be molygenous?
No, polygyny often does not work in captivity, especially if the queens have already started colonies. It may work if they were caught and belonged to the same colony prior to mating, but it is likely to end in one or two dead queens if you introduce them now. Usually the only ants you can reliably...
- Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:24 am
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: wierd ant behavior
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1577
Re: wierd ant behavior
Sexuals may form a large part of the diet for a lot of ants during prime times of the year; whether scavenging spent males or dispatching live queens, the latter either found on the spot or even uncovered from their founding quarters. Here in Florida, I regularly observe Pogonomyrmex badius workers ...
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 1:39 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Honey water test tubes.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1756
Re: Honey water test tubes.
Honey water ferments. After a point you're asking for trouble if you don't clean and replace it completely.
- Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:17 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Pogonomyrmex badius fully-claustral?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3521
Re: Pogonomyrmex badius fully-claustral?
Almost all the seeds in a bird food mix are too large. A recent studies reported this species is unable to crack open seed larger than 1.5mm is width. They utilize germination to feed upon larger seeds, but the window for feeding on such is apparently small. Seed should always be available for colon...
- Sun Jun 18, 2017 6:07 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Unknown Queen [Florida (USA), 7mm, 6-18-2017]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3789
Re: Unknown Queen [Florida (USA), 7mm, 6-18-2017]
Dorymyrmex bureni