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#1 Offline StayLoki - Posted April 21 2018 - 9:03 AM

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Hey guys, I live the US and I'm interested in keeping l.flavus

I looked around in ant care sheets, preferred food, the journal section..and couldn't find much related to them specifically.
I was wondering if someone on here is keeping them successfully and maybe I missed a journal or post that might be helpful in keeping them long term?

Or if you're keeping them, maybe some websites you used, or other forums you're on with helpful information?


(I wasn't sure exactly where to post this and figured I would just reach out *feel free to move it for better results*)

#2 Offline Chicken_eater100 - Posted April 21 2018 - 7:52 PM

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http://www.formicult...asius-neoniger/
Close enough.

#3 Offline StayLoki - Posted April 23 2018 - 9:05 AM

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Thanks.. I didn't realise l.niger care was basically the same.
Suppose that makes sense lol
I was hoping someone on here was keeping them as well though; their workers are tiny & a real pretty yellow imo and wanted to see some too.
Wondering how long others have waited for them to start laying .. *story of anting 101*

#4 Offline noebl1 - Posted April 23 2018 - 10:55 AM

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I'm keeping L. flavus (or similar, hard to tell without a microscope to ID.)  As @chicken_eater100 said, pretty much the same as L. neoniger and such.  I am on year 2 (captured the queen in Fall 2016).  I lost one colony this season as the test tube flooded during hibernation and only the queen survived; being so small doesn't take long for catastrophe there.  My current colony takes pretty much any sugar or protein foods my L. neoniger take.  



#5 Offline StayLoki - Posted April 23 2018 - 8:20 PM

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^^ yea I'm discovering that now..my queen laid her first egg and it looks as tho its changing but I can't even see it!! ^^

*Edited size* I meant 1/2 a mm autocorrect maybe?!

Maybe soon I'll have something big enough to take a picture of lol

Edited by StayLoki, April 24 2018 - 3:57 PM.


#6 Offline CallMeCraven - Posted April 24 2018 - 7:35 AM

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^^ yea I'm discovering that now..my queen laid her first egg and it looks as tho its changing but I can't even see it!! ^^

It looks like it turned yellow and has legs buts it's like 1/2 a cm!!

Maybe soon I'll have something big enough to take a picture of lol

5mm is a pretty big egg  B)  :lol: .


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#7 Offline StayLoki - Posted April 24 2018 - 1:16 PM

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Yea I guess I didn't mean that hahaha it was late :lol:
It's friggen tiny is really what I meant. I came home from work and peeked at her just now, and she has a little clutch of eggs I can see much easier.. So happy!! I'll have to dig out my out digital camera as my phone 📷 sucks!!!

Edited by StayLoki, April 24 2018 - 6:02 PM.


#8 Offline StayLoki - Posted April 24 2018 - 3:58 PM

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Seems she likes prime rib. It's gonna be an expensive hobby if this bee'och wants me to keep these standards up

#9 Offline StayLoki - Posted April 24 2018 - 4:11 PM

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**sorry she's in a plastic tt(from my job,boss gave me a bunch) sorry for the scratches
and I know it looks pushed in on her, but she wanted nothing to do with the dry cotton and I didn't think she was getting to the food after her 1st week or so, so I pushed it in closer.
She likes it like that, what can I say ;)

Edited by StayLoki, April 24 2018 - 4:17 PM.





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