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Having the ability of flight in workers seems incredibly useful and there are plenty of eusocial insects that have proven this can work, (see all communal wasp and bee species.) SO WHY, have ants never evolved for their workers to be able to fly? Also maybe they have but I did some quick research an...

Will let everyone know if I find anythig, so far havent seen any queens this year, some royal larvae for tetremorium but thats it

lol its spelled idiot. Thats pretty hilarious

here you go https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewforum.php?f=48

Don't worry your house will be fine, the temperature will work, just find a nice cool place to keep them where they won't be disturbed.

Alright, thanks for the info, I'll put them in the basement where its around 60-ish F.

SO... My whole house stays too warm for 'proper' hibernation temps of 40-50 degrees F. My garage will occasionally drop below 30 F when its cold out. There definitely isn't room in the fridge and its only a couple degrees above freezing anyway. What do I do because from what I know they definitely s...

what do you do if you dont have a place cold enough? Our whole house stays above 60 degrees F and our garage drops below zero sometimes. I know that can kill colonies so whats my best bet?

Im not, but thanks maybe I'll check that out!

So, there are still a whole heap of ants that will be flying this year, Lasius definitely and some other species. Right now I'm hoping to stumble onto a Formica fusca queen. I doubt it will happen, because I'm not going out and looking for them(I know I'm lazy but I already have a whole bunch of que...

Yep, I also found a Tetramorium queen today! Didn't keep her because I already have some