HELP ID QUEEN ANT!!!
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Re: HELP ID QUEEN ANT!!!
AHHHHH OMG! I FOUND ANOTHER QUEEN ANT! It’s about 5 mm long and I don’t know if it’s parasitic or not? Could somebody please identify??? Thanks! Also my Camponotus subbarbatus is settling in nicely!
Camponotus subbarbatus x3
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1
Aphenogaster fulva x1
Camponotus sp.
Termite pair
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1
Aphenogaster fulva x1
Camponotus sp.
Termite pair
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Re: HELP ID QUEEN ANT!!!
Lasius interjectus.
http://www.formiculture.com/topic/3252-much-ado-about-the-founding-of-lasius-temporary-social-parasites/
http://www.formiculture.com/topic/3252-much-ado-about-the-founding-of-lasius-temporary-social-parasites/
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Re: HELP ID QUEEN ANT!!!
Do you think I have any chance at raising it to form a colony? I know that it’s very unlikely...
Camponotus subbarbatus x3
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1
Aphenogaster fulva x1
Camponotus sp.
Termite pair
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1
Aphenogaster fulva x1
Camponotus sp.
Termite pair
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Re: HELP ID QUEEN ANT!!!
My first pet colony was the (somewhat easier) Lasius umbratus. As long as you can provide workers for her, give it a shot.
Also, use a ruler when you are measuring the ants.
Also, use a ruler when you are measuring the ants.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
Re: HELP ID QUEEN ANT!!!
Will do, and thanks!
Camponotus subbarbatus x3
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1
Aphenogaster fulva x1
Camponotus sp.
Termite pair
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1
Aphenogaster fulva x1
Camponotus sp.
Termite pair
Re: HELP ID QUEEN ANT!!!
I made my own thread but nobody is anwsering... Can you help me with the species please?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:57 pmWhatever that queen is, she isn't parasitic nor semi-claustral, so the normal test tube setup will be fine. Best to make your own ID threads, though.**** wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:49 pmPlease help me with this one. I'm from europe Slovenia (southwest, border with croatia)
I need a quick anwser beacuse if it is a social parasite i would like to release her, she has bitten off her wings after 4 hours of having her though...
Pics here: http://imgur.com/gallery/TOPNs4P
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Re: HELP ID QUEEN ANT!!!
I don't think we can tell what your queen is, exactly, from the pictures, but you can rest assured that setting her up in a test tube is the optimal care you can give her. You would also need to provide a measurement.**** wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 8:57 amI made my own thread but nobody is anwsering... Can you help me with the species please?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:57 pmWhatever that queen is, she isn't parasitic nor semi-claustral, so the normal test tube setup will be fine. Best to make your own ID threads, though.**** wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:49 pmPlease help me with this one. I'm from europe Slovenia (southwest, border with croatia)
I need a quick anwser beacuse if it is a social parasite i would like to release her, she has bitten off her wings after 4 hours of having her though...
Pics here: http://imgur.com/gallery/TOPNs4P
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
Re: HELP ID QUEEN ANT!!!
She is about 8mm long. The picture with mm is here: http://imgur.com/gallery/TOPNs4PBatspiderfish wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:15 amI don't think we can tell what your queen is, exactly, from the pictures, but you can rest assured that setting her up in a test tube is the optimal care you can give her. You would also need to provide a measurement.**** wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 8:57 amI made my own thread but nobody is anwsering... Can you help me with the species please?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Tue Jun 12, 2018 1:57 pm
Whatever that queen is, she isn't parasitic nor semi-claustral, so the normal test tube setup will be fine. Best to make your own ID threads, though.
Can you tell me how you know she is not parasitic nor claustral?
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Re: HELP ID QUEEN ANT!!!
Sorry. I wasn't paying attention to details in the photo other than the ant (better to include measurements in the text). She is claustral, which means she will need no special care until her workers eclose.
Semi-claustral and parasitic ants are almost always slimmer. I would recognize if she were either of those.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
Re: HELP ID QUEEN ANT!!!
Is it okay for me to keep my Camponotus subbarbatus near a heat source, such as a lamp? (I have her well covered so she recieves no light). What is a temperature that you think is the maximum heat that a queen ant should have so I can avoid that.
Camponotus subbarbatus x3
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1
Aphenogaster fulva x1
Camponotus sp.
Termite pair
Temnothorax curvispinosus x1
Aphenogaster fulva x1
Camponotus sp.
Termite pair
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