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Alright I will look for those spieces

I would wait with adding the new ants because maybe the queen had some disease or maybe mites and didnt want to infect the rest of the colony. Also how many workers did they have

Ok thanks for the tip

Hey guys I had a cool idea and it is, I have a winter ant colony right now but my idea is that I get a summer ant colony as well so to have a year round duo. Feel free to comment on this idea and respond to the poll. Of course it depends on what I find during nuptial flight but I will try to look fo...

I dont really want to use heat because whenever I bring them inside they cram against the cotton but in the garage they seem to be liking it as they are spreading out all over but they still have not moved. Today I took them out and looked at them and noticed their repletes are low so in a last ditc...

After the ants settle down into a certain temperature they dont move and just sit there. Also today I saw thequeen curling and I am worried she might be dying but it could also mean she is cleaning herself or laying eggs but it is to early for her to lay eggs. On a different note they still have not...

Ants will accept most homes as long as it has adequate moisture and humidity. Also for local ant species if you want to get it right away check the GAN project under queen ants for sale on AntsCanada.com https://www.AntsCanada.com/queen-ants-for-sale/. It is pretty easy to use and they are only caug...

They have been acting kind of sluggish and I am worried because they are not moving into new test tube. Any tips on moving them, I tried using a flashlight once but they did not do anythng other than get annoyed. I do not have access to a heating cable and I dont really want to try that because I fe...

I have a prenolepis imparis colony and I have read they are polygynous so if I caught a queen alate this spring does anyone think I will be able to successfully integrate the new queen in?

Yeah, right now I have them in the garage and its about 50-60 degrees in there and they seem to like it. The queen has been moving more and the workers are more active. Hope they move soon.