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I believe that my ants are tetramorium, atleast that is what I was told, and the queen looks like a tetramorium. However, wild tetramorium that I have been finding are probably 1.5x bigger than mine. My colony is rather new (25-40 workers), so I am wondering if my colony is Tetramorium at all, and i...

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 08, 2017 1:30 pm

Even if it's black.the fact that they aren't moving out at all speaks for their relative comfort.

So I should cover them up again and leave them be?

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:07 am

Grey cotton is normal and nothing to be alarmed about.

Even if it is almost black?

I have been trying to get my ants to switch test tubes for a month now. Their cotton is turning grey from mold. I have used bright light and even removed the cotton at the entrance to the tube so that the only place they can really go is to the new tube, but they won't moce. Mold will take over soon...

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:34 pm

For the time being, you should just leave them there. They don't want the new nest yet.

How long should I wait before I get worried about food and such? They don't seem to be very curious about the new nest and haven't really explored at all

I have had my ants in their test tube in an outworld for a week now. The test tube is hooked directly up to the nest but the ants won't move. There are around 20 workers. Any help?

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:49 pm

Cannot tell the species from these pictures, but she is not parasitic.

Fantastic! Thank you! About how big do Formica get? And do they grow faster than campo?

JCassel94 wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 23, 2017 12:22 am

Caught 3 Formica queens up in Arlington, WA today. Pretty sure they're F. Pacifica, which is awesome, but not fully sure.

Can we see some pictures?

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 23, 2017 9:12 am

Formica sp.

Cool. Do you know what species? I need to know if it's parasite or not.

I found this little lady at work today, August 22. She is about 11 mm long. She is black/ brown wit ha very large gaster and tan-ish rings on it.