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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...

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...

hm. never heard of that one. I'll have to do some research. Thank you!

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 ...

I can get better pics. The sun isn't out and the lighting in my house is bad.

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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...

Thanks you guys! She's right at 15mm, I believe.

I'm sorry. Totally forgot the location. I'm in southeast Missouri, USA.

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...