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Batspiderfish wrote:Any more pictures of the gaster, showing off the shininess?

ill get some more pic

Batspiderfish wrote:North, South, or Central Sweden?

Central

found this queen today in sweden i think its semi claustral but dont know what to feed her or if she needs egg or not. http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p464/lossanmu/IMG_0110_zps5ilagthw.jpg http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p464/lossanmu/IMG_0111_zpsxlj8tnc7.jpg http://i347.photobucket.com/album...

Any Formica worker cocoons will do. Eggs are something you do not want to collect. ok ty but after i collected them should i let her get them or should i put it in the test tube and do i need to feed her with some food of some kind? If you have vinyl tubing that fits into your test tube, you can pu...

This is a Formica social parasite queen, from either the sanguinea or rufa group. A good picture of the front of the head will tell that much at least. She will need Formica pupae from another colony if you want to keep her. Unlike single Lasius social parasites, Formica will open cocoons. can you ...

This is a Formica social parasite queen, from either the sanguinea or rufa group. A good picture of the front of the head will tell that much at least. She will need Formica pupae from another colony if you want to keep her. Unlike single Lasius social parasites, Formica will open cocoons. can you ...

but if it is semi claustral how should i care for it should i put the test tube in a box and feed her honey and flies or?

no its to 100% a queen or some how a worker that had wings!

so what should i feed her and should i have her in a test tube or a small box?

i just got this queen ant but dont know the species do i haft to feed it befor i put her away! becouse i know some queen scavage for food befor they hide. found in sweden today! http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p464/lossanmu/IMG_0095_zpslknw0iga.jpg http://i347.photobucket.com/albums/p464/lossanmu...