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Started By Unfrozen , Oct 13 2019 12:16 PM

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#1 Offline Unfrozen - Posted October 13 2019 - 12:16 PM

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I have have a 2 queen colony (12 workers) and I'm seeing tons of workers outside now I'm wondering if I could take wild workers and add them too my colony (I'm thinking max like 5-10

#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted October 13 2019 - 12:29 PM

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You can't, they aren't supercolonial. The reason you're seeing workers is because they are just becoming active again.
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Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#3 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 13 2019 - 1:23 PM

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You can't, they aren't supercolonial. The reason you're seeing workers is because they are just becoming active again.


Don't you mean polygenus, or is this a ant term I never heard of?

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#4 Offline Unfrozen - Posted October 20 2019 - 7:15 AM

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You can't, they aren't supercolonial. The reason you're seeing workers is because they are just becoming active again.


Don't you mean polygenus, or is this a ant term I never heard of?

#5 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 20 2019 - 7:22 AM

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You can't, they aren't supercolonial. The reason you're seeing workers is because they are just becoming active again.


Don't you mean polygenus, or is this a ant term I never heard of?

 

For an ant to be supercolonial, they have to be able to fuse to other colonies, without aggression.


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#6 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 20 2019 - 7:57 AM

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You can't, they aren't supercolonial. The reason you're seeing workers is because they are just becoming active again.


Don't you mean polygenus, or is this a ant term I never heard of?
For an ant to be supercolonial, they have to be able to fuse to other colonies, without aggression.

So they are like army ants?
*I mean not like army ants

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#7 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 20 2019 - 9:24 AM

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Tapinoma sessile is a good example of ants that happily fuse colonies and take over your kitchen while they’re at it. Argentine ants took over CA this way as well.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#8 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 20 2019 - 9:26 AM

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They don't take over my kitchen, they just take over my cat's food bowls and food carpet :rofl2:


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