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by AuntLinda
Sat Oct 08, 2016 6:36 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Large Mysterious Queen!
Replies: 11
Views: 6287

Re: Large Mysterious Queen!

Here's some photos, waiting for her to move away from the cotton to measure her. Also her gaster looks alittle smashed. If you know the genus let me know the likelyhood of her making it to the founding stage. http://imgur.com/a/rkQPU http://imgur.com/a/rkQPU http://imgur.com/a/rkQPU Those are all t...
by AuntLinda
Sat Oct 08, 2016 5:37 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 16927

Re: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!

OH MY GOSH. WE FOUND A QUEEN! I am soooo stoked! We took some photos but I am not sure how clear they are coming out just yet. She was under a plastic soil bin. We moved it and there were several tiny workers with some eggs right along the top of the ground. Barely even looked at it and boom there s...
by AuntLinda
Wed Sep 21, 2016 5:40 am
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 16927

Re: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!

JayandDo wrote:Us people in Chattanooga, TN like to think we are also "southern" so I will reply to this thread but will leave if asked. I caught a solenopsis invicta queen today. It is my first so I hope things work out well.

That's awesome! Yes you are south enough if you ask me. Good luck! Keep us posted. :D
by AuntLinda
Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:47 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 16927

Re: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!

More Solenopsis invicta queens!!! Ughhhhh anything different out there??? We were at the park and burrowed into a tree were an interesting looking type. A little boy spotted what we thought might be a queen. Her body was very very long compared to the rest of them. She was outside walking around on...
by AuntLinda
Tue Aug 09, 2016 5:04 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 16927

Re: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!

Durant wrote:Have the formicarium moist and dark!!! Solenopsis will love that

Right great. It has a tiny sponge in the center for moisture. I assume that will be enough. The sponge is about the size of 3 quarters stacked on top of each other.
by AuntLinda
Tue Aug 09, 2016 2:28 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 16927

Re: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!

Durant wrote:Is anything interesting happened with ur Solenopsis?

Nothing since the lizard incident. They are mellow. I am trying to wait for them to relocate on their own into the fornicarium. I am not sure what I want to try to make the current nest less favorable. We might start scooping out some.
by AuntLinda
Sun Aug 07, 2016 7:13 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 16927

Re: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!

How's ur Solenopsis colony going!?! :P Well..........they are still in the bin with an attached outworld. A few lizards jumped into their bin. 7 hours later was a skeleton of a lizard. I did get my first fornicarium I have it between the bin and the food source now and was waiting to see if they wi...
by AuntLinda
Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:36 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 16927

Re: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!

Durant wrote:Ok the dangers of putting them outside is total escape... Oh well the more friendly species r Tetramorium spp e. They r still flying so r the tiny little acorn ants 8-)
Yes for sure. They are on my covered deck in a very large shady bin and so far extremely calm. Fluon arrived today.
by AuntLinda
Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:21 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 16927

Re: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!

Ohh ok. Solenopsis sp. then? Thats cool if you are learning off of them then. I just hate to see non-invasive species get dug up. Not that i could really say anything other than :( . because its the keepers prerogative. lol Anyway....tips... Learn as much as you can about containment of ants, and wh...
by AuntLinda
Thu Jul 28, 2016 12:08 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!
Replies: 24
Views: 16927

Re: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Nuptial Flight Thread!!!!!

We dug up a whole nest pretty much. I have them in a bin and added a small bin with food. They enjoyed some chicken and a cracker I put in. My fornicarium hasn't arrived yet. Using vaseline my insectaslip should arrive tomorrow. I am enjoying watching them already. I don't even know for sure if we ...