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by Gatekey56
Mon Sep 03, 2018 10:03 am
Forum: The Ant Graveyard
Topic: A strange sad death
Replies: 2
Views: 3134

A strange sad death

So I just finished posting about this in my journal page here on the Forum, but figured this would be a place to maybe get some questions answered. Today I woke up to find I had lost one of my queens. She was doing well with a few nanitics tending her, and a sizeable brood. In the last week and a ha...
by Gatekey56
Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:59 am
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: The Antlab's Journal, A hopeful ongoing saga
Replies: 6
Views: 4430

Re: The Antlab's Journal, A hopeful ongoing saga

Hey everyone, sorry I have been so inactive, life gets in the way and all that jazz. A quick update to any who may read this. In my last journal entry I had talked about a small yellow queen that landed on my computer screen. She was doing well with a number of nanitics and a sizeable brood. However...
by Gatekey56
Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:45 am
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: The Antlab's Journal, A hopeful ongoing saga
Replies: 6
Views: 4430

Re: The Antlab's Journal, A hopeful ongoing saga

well for now i would handle them with care and always wear gloves. hopefully you can find more queens because if you are allergic It would be hard to raise these girls for more than a couple months. Indeed it will be, but after an encounter with a feral colony ive learned im not as allergic as i on...
by Gatekey56
Wed Jul 11, 2018 2:23 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: What do i got here! help
Replies: 6
Views: 3486

Re: What do i got here! help

Batspiderfish wrote:
Wed Jul 04, 2018 5:29 pm
A picture from the side with good lighting would help. Make sure the end of the queen's gaster can be seen.
i will see what i can manage !
by Gatekey56
Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:02 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: What do i got here! help
Replies: 6
Views: 3486

Re: What do i got here! help

DictaruraSrl wrote:
Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:53 pm
how long is it?
about 4 or 5 mm
by Gatekey56
Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:44 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: What do i got here! help
Replies: 6
Views: 3486

Re: What do i got here! help

DictaruraSrl wrote:
Wed Jul 04, 2018 3:09 pm
that could be a solenopsis species. For a full identification it could be helpfull to know the area where it was caught.
Texas south central area, And like i said its not this red, it is Very yellow and very small, the high light brought out alot of red
by Gatekey56
Wed Jul 04, 2018 2:22 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: What do i got here! help
Replies: 6
Views: 3486

What do i got here! help

Hey this caught this little beauty who decided to land on my computer screen, not sure if it is a male or female, and the lughting brought out alot of extra red ,Irl she is much more yellow

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by Gatekey56
Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:35 pm
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: The Antlab's Journal, A hopeful ongoing saga
Replies: 6
Views: 4430

Re: The Antlab's Journal, A hopeful ongoing saga

Just realized i saw i forgot my twitter link! here it is https://twitter.com/TheAntLab
by Gatekey56
Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:32 pm
Forum: Ant Journals, Videos, and Blogs
Topic: The Antlab's Journal, A hopeful ongoing saga
Replies: 6
Views: 4430

The Antlab's Journal, A hopeful ongoing saga

Hi there everyone! My name is Nick some time ago I started a small Twitter account called The AntLabs, if your interested a link will be at the bottom of the journal entry. Anyways, I had started the account to sort of be a journal of sorts, and to just well share my journy through ant Keeping with ...
by Gatekey56
Tue Jul 03, 2018 4:22 pm
Forum: Ant Meetups, Events, and Clubs
Topic: Any ant meetups or clubs in the Texas DFW area?
Replies: 1
Views: 1796

Any ant meetups or clubs in the Texas DFW area?

Hi there AC Family, I am just getting more or less into the world of ants, and wanted to know if there where any ant clubs, meetups or events with in Texas in the DFW area?