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If there is any Ant lovers in New Jersey that are active on here would anyone be interested in starting a club or something or even just meeting up to look for ants together. Idk if this is a weird thing to ask, just like going out and catching queens and putting them in test tubes. family doesn't ...

Whoops I didn't mean to say prenolepis imparis for #2! I meant #1! Sry! It does look like it, however it is way too big! #1 is 13mm long, Winter ants are generally at most 9mm long. I also can't find a carpenter ant that looks like it. Its gotta be some sort of Formica, only ones that are that big ...

Here is a breakdown of what has been found out so far. Anyone have any other ideas, or are any of the below definitely wrong? Any more pictures needed? 1) Formica Sp 2) Formica Sp OR Prenolepis Imparis 3) Myrmica Sp 4) Formica Sp 5) Formica Sp 6) Myrmica Sp. Dead - didn't know it was semi-claustral...

PTasker15 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 06, 2018 3:22 pm

Subserica

Ok thx

Thx for the help! I couldn't go out and buy any feeder insects so I decided to give her a small piece of chicken(boiled) and she loved it.

I have had my queen ant for almost 8 months now and her previous eggs have all failed to reach pupae stage. I am pretty sure that she is either Formica Fusca or Subsericea (both fully claustral) but I am beginning to think that her "wing energy" is probably gone by now. She has a new batch of eggs n...

They look like Crematogaster Sp.

You need to get k23 refractory brick, not all firebrick will work. Then, it is easier than grout. Check pottery or kiln stores. Otherwise, if it's not available, grout is the way to go. K23 is very similar to ytong. Five bucks for a six by four by two (approximately) block, not at all that expensiv...

I caught this queen in Virginia last Virginia and can't decide if she is a formica fusca or subsericea... Please help me!
https://imgur.com/PweZWfA

Here is a YT video on how to do what I was talking about with grout. Also even though you'll see people talking about and or doing it, avoid using Plaster! Plaster with moisture breaks down faster and it molds quicker, you for sure wouldn't want to use a plaster with mold inhibitors in it (same goe...