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by antsRlife
Mon Oct 16, 2017 4:56 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Camponotus consobrinus
Replies: 2
Views: 2447

Camponotus consobrinus

Hay people from ac, I just caught 4 camponotus consobrinus queens, best yet all with males mating. Except I had a shortage on test tubes so some are in containers. If you have any ideas on how to help queens feel less exposed in containers please let me no. Thx antsRlife out.
by antsRlife
Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:26 am
Forum: New Forum Members
Topic: Hello from Israel, North, Tsfat
Replies: 5
Views: 4429

Re: Hello from Israel, North, Tsfat

Cool,first ants I suppose, I currently have a single irdimrmex spp that I caught yesterday.mits doing ok. Keep in touch if you want. Cya
by antsRlife
Sun Oct 15, 2017 10:33 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Queen near nest
Replies: 4
Views: 2395

Re: Queen near nest

Well I found some males today and put them in the tube with her, but she the past half hour I've seen her playing with the tip of the gastris. Hope that was how to spell it. Thx antsRlife.
by antsRlife
Sun Oct 15, 2017 5:29 am
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Iridimrmex species nuptial flight
Replies: 1
Views: 2117

Iridimrmex species nuptial flight

Hello people of ac, this is for all Australian ant lovers who are finding it hard to find ants. I find that the iridimrmex queens start flight when it's nice and hot with not much humidity, and I find them most commonly on path ways around the street where there's lots of medium high grass. Hope thi...
by antsRlife
Sun Oct 15, 2017 5:24 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Queen near nest
Replies: 4
Views: 2395

Queen near nest

Hey people of ac. Today I found 4 queens, hooray, except 2 died from form acid spraying each other( I only bought 3 containers ) I lost one as it escaped but I found one way after I found the others near its nest. This is an iridimrmex species and they can have multiple queens, I don't know if it's ...
by antsRlife
Wed Oct 11, 2017 4:57 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Ants Not Moving
Replies: 11
Views: 8312

Re: Ants Not Moving

They might be in hibernation, so put a light over them with a black cloth so they can heat up but still be in the dark.
by antsRlife
Wed Oct 11, 2017 3:17 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: crippled queen
Replies: 7
Views: 3494

Re: crippled queen

The queen past a few hours ago so i placed her outside of a wild ant nest and watched her get carried into the opening. The search is in to find my next queen.
by antsRlife
Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:03 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: crippled queen
Replies: 7
Views: 3494

Re: crippled queen

i have her outside she is doing better with some air other wise the search is still on :shock:
by antsRlife
Tue Oct 10, 2017 3:35 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: crippled queen
Replies: 7
Views: 3494

Re: crippled queen

i dont know what to do only one leg is moving now, all she is doing is laying on her back.
by antsRlife
Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:36 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Ants Australia Nest Size?
Replies: 8
Views: 6659

Re: Ants Australia Nest Size?

True