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by AusAnts
Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:56 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Winged ant found, need identification plz
Replies: 5
Views: 4986

Re: Winged ant found, need identification plz

theirs no link to the pictures and size would be good.
by AusAnts
Sat Feb 01, 2020 5:06 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: The Nylanderia Fulva problem
Replies: 4
Views: 10852

Re: The Nylanderia Fulva problem

this is very interesting. if i get a few colonies ima do African big headed ant which is a big pest verse some native species.
by AusAnts
Sat Feb 01, 2020 4:39 am
Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
Topic: Hibernation Query - Warm winter
Replies: 1
Views: 2323

Re: Hibernation Query - Warm winter

So normally where I live, southern Colorado but I'm in the mountains, we get pretty harsh winters and 2 phases of it, typically a cold spell between october-november and a lack of snow/cold in december part of jan and then more snow/cold in feb/march. My room, where I have my ant, has not ventilati...
by AusAnts
Sat Feb 01, 2020 3:15 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: minimal amount of ants that can be placed in a formicarium
Replies: 6
Views: 3986

Re: minimal amount of ants that can be placed in a formicarium

If i were you i would wait till 20-30 workers. You could move them in but there is a real risk they won't be be happy.

if your nest if ytong or something similar, you could fill more then half of the nest up with a dry substrate and they will expand at there own pace.
by AusAnts
Fri Jan 31, 2020 4:08 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: minimal amount of ants that can be placed in a formicarium
Replies: 6
Views: 3986

Re: minimal amount of ants that can be placed in a formicarium

depends on the size of the ants and the size of the nest. What species are you planning to move and and how big is your nest?
by AusAnts
Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:25 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Looks like a weird ant to me
Replies: 1
Views: 1533

Re: Looks like a weird ant to me

Demonic wrote:
Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:47 am
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It was crawling in my kitchen. I wish to know what type of ant is this or it isn't one.
Not sure, might be a spider.
by AusAnts
Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:26 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen ID please Australia NSW Orange 2800
Replies: 2
Views: 1604

Re: Queen ID please Australia NSW Orange 2800

yea i agree can't be iri. wasn't looking properly.
by AusAnts
Sun Jan 26, 2020 4:21 am
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: Ausants ants journal
Replies: 16
Views: 10190

Re: Ausants ants journal

sadly 4 of the 6 queens have died. However i caught 4 more last night including my first campo (1 camponotus, 3 Nylanderia). i have gotten the identification for the 2 other species they are pheidole and Nylanderia.

Here are some photos: https://imgur.com/a/nUJuLy0
by AusAnts
Sun Jan 26, 2020 2:36 am
Forum: Ant Meetups, Events, and Clubs
Topic: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia
Replies: 16
Views: 14245

Re: Ant keepers in Australia NSW and all other states and territories in Australia

one of my friends told me about him. You could possibly look them up on the csiro website.
by AusAnts
Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:29 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: please help id This queen
Replies: 1
Views: 1275

please help id This queen

at 9pm i went out looking for some campo But found nothing. When i returned home i found this girl and a camponotus at a light. Any identification would be nice. I'm also confused, the campo was flying when i saw her. Lost sight of her for around a minute and found her again, wings still attached. i...