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by antnest8
Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:13 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Attention: Could you help me by identifying the species of this queen?
Replies: 3
Views: 2561

Re: Attention: Could you help me by identifying the species of this queen?

definitely camponotus but i guess she is infertile or she is not comfortable enough
by antnest8
Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:11 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: myrmica queen found outside her own nest
Replies: 7
Views: 4082

Re: myrmica queen found outside her own nest

if the queen did not have wings and it came out of the nest when their is no nuptial flight the queen is most likely fertile but just not enough for the wild colony
by antnest8
Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:09 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Camponotus help + update Messors + dreams
Replies: 12
Views: 7702

Re: Camponotus help + update Messors + dreams

I would not feed her my post last time was only for emergencys
by antnest8
Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:38 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Camponotus help + update Messors + dreams
Replies: 12
Views: 7702

Re: Camponotus help + update Messors + dreams

just keep her away from honey and if you do feed her try something very watery
by antnest8
Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:37 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: What type of camponotus is this?
Replies: 3
Views: 2601

Re: What type of camponotus is this?

here is the species
camponotus pennsylvanicus
other close ones (just in case)
Camponotus arminius
camponotus modoc
by antnest8
Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:20 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Mass worker death. Queen + new eggs still living.
Replies: 2
Views: 2082

Re: Mass worker death. Queen + new eggs still living.

sorry man never heard of this you did all you could hope the queen lives :cry:
by antnest8
Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:19 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Camponotus help + update Messors + dreams
Replies: 12
Views: 7702

Re: Camponotus help + update Messors + dreams

on formiculture their is a queen that laid eggs with only two legs and one attena. she would have raised a colony if she did not drown in honey. she will be fine just give her some space but not much
by antnest8
Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:16 pm
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: How good are Camponotus at chewing through plastics?
Replies: 10
Views: 6343

Re: How good are Camponotus at chewing through plastics?

they can't get through plastic test tubes the only plastics they can chew through are soft ones. don't use hot glue or silicone
by antnest8
Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:21 pm
Forum: General Ant Talk
Topic: Drone ants
Replies: 2
Views: 2462

Re: Drone ants

they fly in nuptal flights don't mate with queens in the nest
by antnest8
Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:20 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Empires of the Undergrowth is getting released soon!
Replies: 7
Views: 3900

Re: Empires of the Undergrowth is getting released soon!

I've been thinking of getting it