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by ClashOwenBash
Tue Jul 31, 2018 6:47 am
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: L.Niger
Replies: 4
Views: 3020

Re: L.Niger

Silver wrote:
Tue Jul 31, 2018 3:46 am
Can you please tell me if L.Niger queens are semi, or fully claustral? My queen has some brood and no workers, so do I need to feed it?
Lasius Niger is fully claustral, so don't need any assistance. Best to leave the queen to raise her brood in peace.
by ClashOwenBash
Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:47 am
Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
Topic: Older fruit flies
Replies: 6
Views: 4101

Re: Older fruit flies

Allyme wrote:
Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:13 am
I've placed them next to my ant colony in a dark place so idk what happend but i cant feed my ants with them right?
Did you get the flies delivered. If you did how long were they in transport and how were their transport conditions like.
by ClashOwenBash
Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:00 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Queen ID request, caught in Poland 19th July
Replies: 16
Views: 6919

Re: Queen ID request, caught in Poland 19th July

Sadly I'm not brilliant at ID'S but it looks like a Lasius Niger queen to me.
by ClashOwenBash
Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:56 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Help with ID. Slovenia/EU (with pics & measurements)
Replies: 3
Views: 2407

Re: Help with ID. Slovenia/EU (with pics & measurements)

Black one looks a lot like Lasius Niger. Can't help with the orange queen.
by ClashOwenBash
Sun Jul 29, 2018 12:26 pm
Forum: ACAF Suggestions
Topic: My Queen has flipped upside down
Replies: 4
Views: 3387

Re: My Queen has flipped upside down

Ants can normally self right. However if your queen doesn't self right after a period of time you can aid her.
by ClashOwenBash
Sun Jul 29, 2018 1:27 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: AntsDakota's Brachymyrmex queen
Replies: 24
Views: 11105

Re: AntsDakota's Lasius flavus colony

AntsDakota wrote:
Sat Jul 28, 2018 12:22 pm
The queens killed each other. :cry: :( :o :x I will try to find them another queen during nuptial flight in a month or so. (and this time I will only give them one!) :lol:
Are all the queens dead?! This is why I never risk it.
by ClashOwenBash
Sat Jul 28, 2018 1:35 am
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Queen update from Finlad!
Replies: 25
Views: 12715

Re: Queen update from Finlad!

After a month my L. Niger:s first worker hatched. It is very small and I think more will soon come. (She has a lot of pupae!) Also made a setup out of aac/aircrete, tubing and a plastic box. Ill wait until they have 10 workers or more. Cathed a F. Fusca queen yesterday and I put it in test-tube-set...
by ClashOwenBash
Sat Jul 28, 2018 1:29 am
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: Nuptial Flights Europe (Eurasia)
Replies: 57
Views: 32007

Re: Nuptial Flights Europe (Eurasia)

This is a message for all UK ant keepers. With the long awaited rain finally arriving this weekend everyone should be vigilant. Personally I'm looking for Myrmica. Plus our grass might finally turn green once again! :lol:
by ClashOwenBash
Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:57 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Identify these queens
Replies: 29
Views: 17581

Re: Identify these queens

Ants are interesting. I find Myrmica Rubra colonies are actually more common than you think. Just look around for the workers. As for nuptial flights they are normally later than L.Niger's. However I've never seen one as I am almost always away during August and early September:(
by ClashOwenBash
Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:35 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: need help with Queen ant ID
Replies: 4
Views: 2956

Re: need help with Queen ant ID

First one looks like a form of Myrmica