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Idaho Tetramorium Queens
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:37 am
by smyhls
A couple months ago, we accidentally flooded out a colony (or more?) of pavement ants in our yard. It was chaos, and I picked up three
queens, in case something went wrong like death or infertility. I only really need one, so if the other two are also fertile and someone local would like them when their clutches hatch, just let me know.
I'm not selling them, just offering them to someone who wants one for a new colony. I'm getting ready to do a test tube swap and can take pictures then.
Re: Idaho Tetramorium Queens
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:11 am
by Austheboss
Are you feeding them? They will most likely die without workers, since you took them from an already established colony :/
Re: Idaho Tetramorium Queens
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:17 am
by smyhls
Austheboss wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:11 am
Are you feeding them? They will most likely die without workers, since you took them from an already established colony :/
Yes, we thought that, too, and provided them with some honey. We picked them up about two weeks after the nuptial flights in our area.
Re: Idaho Tetramorium Queens
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:26 am
by idahoantgirl
Yay more Idaho people! Welcome! Just to let you know even trading ants on this forum is against the rules outside of the Gan project.
Theres actually quite a few Idaho people on here. At least a dozen
Re: Idaho Tetramorium Queens
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 10:02 am
by smyhls
idahoantgirl wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:26 am
Yay more Idaho people! Welcome! Just to let you know even trading ants on this forum is against the rules outside of the Gan project.
Theres actually quite a few Idaho people on here. At least a dozen
Well ... bugger. I will seek another route, then.
Re: Idaho Tetramorium Queens
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:37 pm
by Austheboss
smyhls wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:17 am
Yes, we thought that, too, and provided them with some honey. We picked them up about two weeks after the nuptial flights in our area.
Ah, okay.
Re: Idaho Tetramorium Queens
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 1:14 pm
by AntsDakota
smyhls wrote: ↑Tue Aug 07, 2018 8:37 am
A couple months ago, we accidentally flooded out a colony (or more?) of pavement ants in our yard. It was chaos, and I picked up three
queens, in case something went wrong like death or infertility. I only really need one, so if the other two are also fertile and someone local would like them when their clutches hatch, just let me know.
I'm not selling them, just offering them to someone who wants one for a new colony. I'm getting ready to do a test tube swap and can take pictures then.
This forum doesn't allow giving queens away either. Just through the GAN project.
Re: Idaho Tetramorium Queens
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:37 pm
by Kloft101
I would be interested in a queen
Re: Idaho Tetramorium Queens
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:40 pm
by idahoantgirl
Kloft101 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:37 pm
I would be interested in a queen
And another Boise person! Unless smhyls joins the Gan project he can't give away or sell queens on this forum, but there is still time to catch a Lasius Neoniger queen this month!
*btw there is an Idaho thread here. Please introduce yourself and join the group!
https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=10824