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by Rhetorik
Sat Mar 31, 2018 1:25 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen ID Eastern Ontario
Replies: 9
Views: 6716

Queen ID Eastern Ontario

4 queens caught late in the season (mid September I think). 8-9 mm Black bodies / redish legs Found in Ottawa Ont. Im guessing Crematogaster sp. https://i.imgur.com/XImcIE0.jpg https://i.imgur.com/NtRSpTo.jpg https://i.imgur.com/O3kXOGr.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7XL1W9G.jpg https://i.imgur.com/eVkgSUx...
by Rhetorik
Fri Mar 30, 2018 11:58 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: What next?
Replies: 4
Views: 2642

Re: What next?

Hi Dan,

What species are we dealing with?
by Rhetorik
Thu Mar 29, 2018 12:24 pm
Forum: Ant Meetups, Events, and Clubs
Topic: Ant keepers from southwestern ontario
Replies: 7
Views: 5043

Re: Ant keepers from southwestern ontario

Ottawa as well

I have 10 queens in various stages of founding and they're all awake and hungry.

2x Camponotus novaeboracensis

3x Formica fusa (very sensitive to light)

2x tetrimorium e. I think

And 3x small black queens I caught at the end of the season last year. No I'd yet
by Rhetorik
Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:21 pm
Forum: New Forum Members
Topic: Help w/ Carpenter Ant Nuptial Flights
Replies: 11
Views: 7569

Re: Help w/ Carpenter Ant Nuptial Flights

Collecting queens at or near the nest isn't advised, better chance of finding a mated queen a short distance away.

Usually find them on the edge of sidewalks and curbs.
by Rhetorik
Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:09 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: what ant do i have
Replies: 4
Views: 2854

Re: what ant do i have

I like puzzles ;)
by Rhetorik
Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:31 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: what ant do i have
Replies: 4
Views: 2854

Re: what ant do i have

http://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=162

You have to host the pic on another site, imgur works well.

Where it was caught can be important as well, sounds like formica sp
by Rhetorik
Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:54 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Ants don't wanna usee outworld?
Replies: 10
Views: 3994

Re: Ants don't wanna usee outworld?

I actually don't have that, there "outworld" is an AC test tube portal I would suggest covering their test tube completely, don't let any light in, stop checking on them inside the test tube. Block the test tube with cotton and put a straw through so the worker can forage. They might be stressed ou...
by Rhetorik
Tue Aug 29, 2017 6:37 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Hibernating Camponotus Ants
Replies: 22
Views: 10988

Re: Hibernating Camponotus Ants

Think of it like cryogenic sleep, lowering the temperature slows down their aging.