I know this is a ways off in my future but the topic came to mind so I thought I'd throw it out to the wisdom of the Hive Mind:
How does one deal with nuptial flights in captivity??
I imagine it's different between an open, naturalistic habitat and an enclosed one, but how does it work?
I remember seeing Mikey B using LED lights in one enclosure to attract the allates from another in his paludarium setups, but how would you do it with a more traditional, enclosed formicarium?
Can you breed them in some way, or is that pointless because they need to find members of a different colony??
I'm sure there will be more questions branching off from this but I'll start with these for now.
Thanks everyone
Nuptial flights in captivity
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Nuptial flights in captivity
2 x Lasius niger queens
> Queen Antoinette - claustral stage - ~15 nanitics + brood
> Queen Antonia - claustral stage - ~10 nanitics + brood
1 x Tetramorium caespitum queen
> Queen Antigone - claustral stage - no eggs
> Queen Antoinette - claustral stage - ~15 nanitics + brood
> Queen Antonia - claustral stage - ~10 nanitics + brood
1 x Tetramorium caespitum queen
> Queen Antigone - claustral stage - no eggs
Re: Nuptial flights in captivity
Hi manga I'm sure it can be controlled by keeping heat lower , it's normally triggered by hot weather so keeping the heat constant shout stop the nuptial flight ! I think
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1 lasius niger
1 pheidole pallidula
1 myrmica rubra
1 camponotus ligniperda
1 lasius niger
1 pheidole pallidula
1 myrmica rubra
1 camponotus ligniperda
Re: Nuptial flights in captivity
Ah, okies, good to know. Thank you
2 x Lasius niger queens
> Queen Antoinette - claustral stage - ~15 nanitics + brood
> Queen Antonia - claustral stage - ~10 nanitics + brood
1 x Tetramorium caespitum queen
> Queen Antigone - claustral stage - no eggs
> Queen Antoinette - claustral stage - ~15 nanitics + brood
> Queen Antonia - claustral stage - ~10 nanitics + brood
1 x Tetramorium caespitum queen
> Queen Antigone - claustral stage - no eggs
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