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Best Answer Batspiderfish , May 24 2018 - 1:01 PM
I'm not totally confident in my Formica ID now that I can see that she is not one solid color, but I'd need to view the hairs on her body to make a more accurate identification.
Your other queen is Myrmica sp.
Don't forget measurements! It's part of the rules for ID requests.
General consensus is that we need better pics
Short antennal scapes and silvery pubescence on three gastral tergites suggests Formica podzolica.
If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.
Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.
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Edited by DrygonKing, May 23 2018 - 4:22 PM.
I'm not totally confident in my Formica ID now that I can see that she is not one solid color, but I'd need to view the hairs on her body to make a more accurate identification.
Your other queen is Myrmica sp.
Don't forget measurements! It's part of the rules for ID requests.
If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.
Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.
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Black lives still matter.
Edited by DrygonKing, May 24 2018 - 1:16 PM.
Ok. You sure it’s a Queen?
Il get measurements soon
Yes. Myrmica typically fly in the late summer and fall, and you can spot queens foraging above ground for their brood in the spring.
If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.
Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.
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Black lives still matter.
Edited by DrygonKing, May 24 2018 - 1:30 PM.
You can just put the test tube in a talcum-lined tupperware or critter-keeper. The size of the out-world won't matter until further along in the colony's growth. My M. rubra probably won't be needing a real foraging arena until their 2nd or 3rd year.
Their favorite available food is Drosophila flies.
Edited by Batspiderfish, May 24 2018 - 2:01 PM.
If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.
Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.
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Black lives still matter.
I wouldn't, but if you need to wait to get baby powder, it's fine for the short-term to feed the queen, on a tray, within the test tube.
Edited by Batspiderfish, May 24 2018 - 2:58 PM.
If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.
Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.
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Black lives still matter.
I'll agree on Lasius umbratus, a social parasite.
It's amazing how much queen 1 looks like Lasius umbratus from these pictures, but I'm pretty sure those are Formica eyes.
If you've enjoyed using my expertise and identifications, please do not create undue ecological risk by releasing your ants. The environment which we keep our pet insects is alien and oftentimes unsanitary, so ensure that wild populations stay safe by giving your ants the best care you can manage for the rest of their lives, as we must do with any other pet.
Exotic ants are for those who think that vibrant diversity is something you need to pay money to see. It is illegal to transport live ants across state lines.
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Black lives still matter.
I'll agree on Lasius umbratus, a social parasite.
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