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- Wed Dec 27, 2017 1:09 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Ants won't move...
- Replies: 3
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Re: Ants won't move...
Thanks. They have been getting sluggish lately. I was hoping to get them to move before hibernation fully set in. I'll cool the room off a little. To let them fully hibernate. Should I feed them much at all? I'm already down to once a week. Just don't want to lose this queen too. Also, my other grou...
- Tue Dec 26, 2017 2:18 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Ants won't move...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2959
Ants won't move...
Hello. I have a Nylanderia Sp. queen in a test tube setup with 5-6 workers. She has eggs and larva in the tube. They have been picky eaters so far and are growing very slowly. More importantly, the tube is getting dirty and is beginning to mold. I have connected other tubes with water and food to tr...
- Wed Aug 09, 2017 11:02 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Litty bitty queen ID!
- Replies: 3
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Re: Litty bitty queen ID!
hm. never heard of that one. I'll have to do some research. Thank you!
- Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:22 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Litty bitty queen ID!
- Replies: 3
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Litty bitty queen ID!
I happened to catch another queen! Found her under a flower pot. Southeast, MO. 8/3/17, about 1 cm. Very dark head and abdomen with brownish thorax. She spent quite a bit of time cleaning those long antennae after being caught. And don't worry. The tube she's currently in is clean. I can get better ...
- Thu Aug 03, 2017 9:24 am
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: New Ant Keeper: ID and advice welcome
- Replies: 6
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Re: New Ant Keeper: ID and advice welcome
I can get better pics. The sun isn't out and the lighting in my house is bad.
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- Thu Aug 03, 2017 9:07 am
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: New Ant Keeper: ID and advice welcome
- Replies: 6
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Re: New Ant Keeper: ID and advice welcome
I happened to catch another this morning! Found her under a flower pot. Southeast, MO. 8/3/17, about 1 cm. Very dark head and abdomen with brownish thorax. She spent quite a bit of time cleaning those antennae after being caught. And don't worry. The tube she's currently in is clean. Made sure not t...
- Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:51 am
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: New Ant Keeper: ID and advice welcome
- Replies: 6
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Re: New Ant Keeper: ID and advice welcome
Thanks you guys! She's right at 15mm, I believe.
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:00 pm
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: New Ant Keeper: ID and advice welcome
- Replies: 6
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Re: New Ant Keeper: ID and advice welcome
I'm sorry. Totally forgot the location. I'm in southeast Missouri, USA.
- Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:27 am
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: New Ant Keeper: ID and advice welcome
- Replies: 6
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New Ant Keeper: ID and advice welcome
Hello everyone! Call me Goat. I've been watching AntsCanada for a year now and finally decided to try ant keeping. I found a queen ant last week (July 25). She's in a nice little tube setup and already has eggs. She has laid them in a cluster and is caring for them nicely. I've peeked in a couple of...