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Lasius subumbratus is purely a North American species, but she is definitely from the umbratus group. Lasius social parasites need adult workers, not just pupae; http://www.formiculture.com/topic/3252-much-ado-about-the-founding-of-lasius-temporary-social-parasites/ I got her some lacius workers an...

Phoenix wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 20, 2017 4:51 am

Parasitic Lasius, Either Umbratus / Subumbratus.

Also, what pupae should I looks for if I want to keep her?

Phoenix wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 20, 2017 4:51 am

Parasitic Lasius, Either Umbratus / Subumbratus.

Thanks!

Hi, I just found this queen, mid sweden. I thought that it was some kind of formica maybie, and I like those, plus it had that orange colour so I kept it, now one day later, she is still biting the cotton to get loose, I have caught Paracidic queens before and they have done the same! Is she a parac...

AqdasHassaan wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 14, 2017 2:24 pm

would you consider shipping those outside Sweden on demand.?

But hassan add me on facebook and we can talk about shipping a nest to you! Where do you live? And how big does the nest need to be, considering your colony size!?

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Tedapro wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 16, 2017 11:59 am

Are there anyone that live close to Sandnes in vest Norway i can meet

I live in sweden

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 16, 2017 11:42 am

I'm guessing she got stuck. Keep in mind that some Myrmica are inquiline social parasites.

OOh, new words! "inquiline social parasites" what does those mean!

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 16, 2017 11:45 am

Sugar is ok for the first few days. A colony's protein requirements are mostly tied to how many larvae they have.

What!? First few days!? Can A queen get that many workers in a few days!

Yesterday in croatia a huge storm started it rained a little bit but the hail was falling like 20 minutes so will ants start nuptial flights or not Probably, but from my experiance the males fly "kinda" first, so if you have a local nest and see males flying around there, well, you will probably ha...