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Caught my first New Queen


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#1 Offline Acutus - Posted April 24 2019 - 6:00 AM

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Went hunting for Queens last night and came across this beauty! Pretty sure it's Camponotus pensylvannicus but wanted to ask the experts. :) Anne Arundel County Maryland USA she is around 16-17mm long

 

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#2 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 24 2019 - 6:03 AM

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Camponotus pennslyvanicus! Very beautiful ants. They grow really slowly though.
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#3 Offline Acutus - Posted April 24 2019 - 11:14 AM

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Camponotus pennslyvanicus! Very beautiful ants. They grow really slowly though.

 

Thanks for the reply!! Slow is OK I got time! :D


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#4 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted April 24 2019 - 1:32 PM

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Nice! I don't keep these because of the risk of them escaping and destroying my house.


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#5 Offline iamAntMan - Posted April 24 2019 - 2:08 PM

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Hello Acutus,

 

I am living in Howard County which is very close to Anne Arundel. Do you live in Maryland? Please contact me because I don't really know of any ant keepers in my area to be honest.


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#6 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted April 24 2019 - 6:38 PM

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These can grow pretty fast IF you keep them warm, 80-85F and feed them a lot of protein and sugar.
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#7 Offline Acutus - Posted April 25 2019 - 5:58 AM

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Hello Acutus,

 

I am living in Howard County which is very close to Anne Arundel. Do you live in Maryland? Please contact me because I don't really know of any ant keepers in my area to be honest.

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#8 Offline Acutus - Posted April 25 2019 - 5:59 AM

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These can grow pretty fast IF you keep them warm, 80-85F and feed them a lot of protein and sugar.

Been thinking of adding a heating cable to the formicarium. the Ants Canada nest has a place to run it through.


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#9 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 25 2019 - 6:18 AM

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If at all possible, I would avoid heat cables with test tubes. It's just more trouble than it's worth. Your queen should be fine in a warm room.


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#10 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 25 2019 - 7:01 AM

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He's heating the absolutely massive colony in the AC hybrid nest.
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#11 Offline Acutus - Posted April 25 2019 - 1:56 PM

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Mistake Sorry

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#12 Offline Acutus - Posted April 25 2019 - 1:57 PM

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If at all possible, I would avoid heat cables with test tubes. It's just more trouble than it's worth. Your queen should be fine in a warm room.


Yeah sorry when heat was mentioned I was thinking my full colony. My reply was confusing.

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#13 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted April 27 2019 - 7:58 AM

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Test tubes work great with heat cables, if positioned properly. You want to have the cable just barely running underneath the exit cotton, NOT the water portion.
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#14 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 28 2019 - 9:42 AM

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Nice! I don't keep these because of the risk of them escaping and destroying my house.

 

I can assure you that if you keep a colony of Carpenter Ants, they will not escape and "destroy your house". Camponotus colonies will only nest in wood if it is already rotten, so as long as your house is in acceptable condition and not falling apart, you should be fine.


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#15 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted April 28 2019 - 10:09 AM

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These can grow pretty fast IF you keep them warm, 80-85F and feed them a lot of protein and sugar.


Yup, mine have been growing very fast. Just keep them heated and home them lots of food.
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#16 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted April 28 2019 - 10:10 AM

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Nice! I don't keep these because of the risk of them escaping and destroying my house.

 
I can assure you that if you keep a colony of Carpenter Ants, they will not escape and "destroy your house". Camponotus colonies will only nest in wood if it is already rotten, so as long as your house is in acceptable condition and not falling apart, you should be fine.
This is exactly what I constantly try to tell my parents.
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#17 Offline Acutus - Posted April 28 2019 - 4:40 PM

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Test tubes work great with heat cables, if positioned properly. You want to have the cable just barely running underneath the exit cotton, NOT the water portion.

 

 

 

These can grow pretty fast IF you keep them warm, 80-85F and feed them a lot of protein and sugar.


Yup, mine have been growing very fast. Just keep them heated and home them lots of food.

 

 

Thanks for the tips guys!! :D any suggestion on type of heating cable?


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#18 Offline Acutus - Posted April 28 2019 - 4:42 PM

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So it has been 4 days since this queen was captured. no eggs yet but picking cotton feverishly  lol. How long does it usually take to lay eggs? Also am I correct in saying there is no need to feed her?


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#19 Offline rbarreto - Posted April 28 2019 - 8:23 PM

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You just need to leave her alone and not check on her for a while. She won't need to be fed until you have about 5-10 workers.


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#20 Offline Acutus - Posted April 29 2019 - 5:13 AM

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You just need to leave her alone and not check on her for a while. She won't need to be fed until you have about 5-10 workers.

 

Thanks! I just wanna be sure I'm doing things right! :)


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