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P.Gracilles....Well...They ARE Very Picky-Usally Eat Live Animals.Complicated..Congrats Though

No No No They Lay Eggs.They Have No Protein Or Sugar.

In Late September,I Stumbled Across A Manhole That Black Crazy Ants(P.Longhicornus)Were Moving Out Of.I Sat Waiting Until I Noticed A 6 Inch Tall Brood Pile And Carefully Poked It.As Expected,The Colony Moved Back Into The Manhole.I Managed To Grab 3 Larvae,And Female Getting *Hint Hint*By A Male,An...

May,2017 I Snatched Up 10 RIFA(Red Imported Fire Ant)Queens.I Put 7 In A Gel Farm..Purposely.As Expected All Died...As So I Thought.Now Its Mid October,2017.I Check In On The Gel Farm-Despite Being In There For 5 Months-2 Queens WITH NO WORKERS Were;Be live It Or Not;Still Alive.Lol Any Ideas(Gel In...

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Wed Oct 11, 2017 7:45 pm

Phoenix wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:04 pm

Let Them Move When They Want To, Forcing Won't Help.

I Guess...

Ummm...A Problem-They're Straving And I'm Unable To Feed Them Unless They Move Into The Formicarium.

https://youtu.be/3ANVcyqswio Its Hard To Seem Them.So The Are Orange,And 2.5 MM.The Majors Are Orange And Some Are Maroon/Black.They Are 3.2 MM.And The Queen Varies From Black To A Light Maroon.The Queen Ranges Around From 4 MM To The Length Of A Dime.I'm Guessing Its Pheidole Spp.Caught In 77532 T...

Phoenix wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:04 pm

Let Them Move When They Want To, Forcing Won't Help.

I Guess...

Have A Mature Pheidole Texana Colony With About 47 Workers,And Majors.In Trying To Move Them In A Formicarium...But They Won't Get Out Of Their Dirt Test Tube...I've Left Their Dirt Nest Disturbed And Sitting...For A Week.They Stayed In Their Nest.I've Tried Everything From Light To Deprivation.I Ne...

Same With C.Ashmeadi.The Queen Was Alive,But Her Legs Were Disabled Basiclly.

I Live 7 Miles From Houston In A Big Suburban Area.I Am A Intermediate In Ant Keeping...But I've Had Problems Finding Lasius Neoniger Queens...I Know They Are In My Area-I Find About 1 Dead L.Neoniger Female Alate Every Week.Any Suggestions?