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#1 Offline Mathiacus - Posted January 8 2015 - 8:31 PM

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I am so happy guys and girls! first I found that my tarsata colony has produced male alates. I then found that my mealworm culture has beetles. after these joys I found male alates in my brevinoda colony too!

 

 my captive breeding dreams are closer to coming true.


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#2 Offline DesertAntz - Posted January 8 2015 - 11:29 PM

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Those species don't mate within the colony do they? 

 

Either way, congrats. My colony of 5 ants had a male alate too  :gloat:


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#3 Offline Mathiacus - Posted January 9 2015 - 7:22 AM

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Thanks mate. I don't think they inbreed like that. But i have three colonies of brevinoda and 1 of tarsata. I have an agreement with my mate who has 2 tarsata colonies for an alate swap.

#4 Offline Myrmicinae - Posted January 11 2015 - 5:36 PM

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Thanks mate. I don't think they inbreed like that. But i have three colonies of brevinoda and 1 of tarsata. I have an agreement with my mate who has 2 tarsata colonies for an alate swap.

 

That's a good idea.  Let us know if it works out.


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