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I've done some more research, could this be a queen Brachyponera Lutea? sorry mate i was going to post back but got busy, yeah i also think she's a Brachyponera sp. but couldn't find an exact match also just saw your list of colonies, wow i'm so jelly 2 of my fav sub families, Ponerinae and Myrmici...

Hello everybody!! Im new to the forum and have a question about my ants. I started this hobby in July and very much still learning.I have had a queen in a test tube set up since the end of July. She's produced 8 workers, one died. She is now tending to a new batch of egg. Even though the test tube ...

also i had really good show with some cooked egg yoke it nice and light and fluffy easy for a little one to get her nashers into ooh I hadn't thought about that... good idea!! I'll try and get a few crickets in a few days or so and see if my (organic, mom-harvested) chicken eggs are still good. If ...

i wouldn't try to feed her until she's fully hardened i doubt she'll do much of anything until then, the queen will give her a little feed after the egg eating i'm sure she's got a little protein spare :D Oh definitely not going to move or try to feed them until she's got her full color in. Thankfu...

oh yeah hehe look at this girl only 3 days old and already the biggest of them all

OMG guys!! Helena, my cremato, has OFFICIALLY eclosed her first worker! She is so freaking tiny, about half again bigger than a sugar ant, and I almost didn't think she was moving yet but she slowly crawled under the queen and I could see her shiny little butt moving! She is still darkening, mostly...

I found this exceptionally large ant near one of the smaller wild colonies on my property. I almost thought this particular colony died out during the winter but it seems to be still alive now we are warming up. We believe the nuptial flight will occur around November 25th so this sighting has me r...

Sorry it took a while to respond. I'm not great with computer technology. It frustrates me and took a while to figure how to get you a pic. Here is the best one I have. There's a minim (my only one so far) in the back. I can try to get one a little more clear of it'll help. Thanks! https://imgur.co...

ArizonanAnts wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 26, 2019 2:43 pm

Where is the video?

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Haha nope no problems with sugars. :lol: yeah sounds like campos hehe, tho it could just be the time of year don't they stop taking in protein this time of year and just stock up on the sugars for hibernation? also everyone's all calmed down it seems none of the other girls are interested in food a...