What is a "Peditiole Bump"? I am unable to find a description of what that is! =(
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- Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:16 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: 8 Queens to Identify, help!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14123
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 12:59 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Why do you never put the queen into a formacarium before she has 20 workers?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2889
Re: Why do you never put the queen into a formacarium before she has 20 workers?
Biggest issue is that they will use the formicarium as a garbage dump, which will cause it to mold. So you will have to move them anyway. On top of that they feel better is small spaces, so it does no good putting them in there. At most I like to have a test tube connected to a test tube portal, the...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:51 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: 8 Queens to Identify, help!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14123
Re: 8 Queens to Identify, help!
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 ...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:35 am
- Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
- Topic: Hitch3’s Camponotus Consobrinus Journal
- Replies: 45
- Views: 29888
Re: Hitch3’s Camponotus Consobrinus Journal
I am a very strong proponent of feeding fully-claustural queens. Who knows if they were properly fed in the nest before going on their nuptual flight. I dont feed them often, at most once a month, and generally only carbs (honey, as they generally drink it clean so there is no chance at mold). Give ...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:30 am
- Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
- Topic: Antnests c. pennsylvanicus journal
- Replies: 57
- Views: 40929
Re: Antnests c. pennsylvanicus journal
...Pics or it didn't happen!!
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:30 am
- Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
- Topic: Antnests c. pennsylvanicus journal
- Replies: 57
- Views: 40929
Re: Antnests c. pennsylvanicus journal
Woot! Always exciting when they get that close to being workers!!!
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 1:28 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Question on invasive species
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7570
Re: Question on invasive species
Any chance you get, kill invasive species. They are detrimental to the ecosystem.
- Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:10 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: How will my ant queen take to move to the other test tube?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1728
Re: How will my ant queen take to move to the other test tube?
She will move when she wants. Could be in a minute, or a year from now! haha. I have been trying to get 2 to move since before hibernation. They dont want to come out of their tube tho. lol
- Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:12 am
- Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
- Topic: Queen Feeding
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4648
Re: Queen Feeding
I am a strong proponent of feeding queens. They are skinny after hibernation as well. She needs honey or something similar for energy. I recent fed all of queen ants that came out of hibernation, just honey. They all ate a few drops. Most of them started laying shortly after, 5 out of the 8. I didnt...
- Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:54 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Moving my ants after using the fridge to chill them(switching their test tube to a new ac test tube portal)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5530
Re: Moving my ants after using the fridge to chill them(switching their test tube to a new ac test tube portal)
You should be fine. Only 3 workers. Just have them out, and be quick. Dont remove the cotton of the tube until there are no ants on it. I Did this the other day with a colony of 7...just dont drop them! haha. Good luck!