Nice! In that last picture, is that a pile of ants on top of each other?
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Nice! In that last picture, is that a pile of ants on top of each other?
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Yes it is. I plan to move them into another of my formicariums as soon as i can get the supplies to build it. The formicariums will be for sale when i get them started. I also have 41 queens for this colony now!
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
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Yeah, I might just move my Myrmica into a test tube, as the humidity levels are much more suitable for them there.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
I could build you a formicarium, if you want. They will have a new design with tunnels, and an outworld.
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
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Perhaps for the Lasius, but I think the Myrmica would like a test tube better, as they can 'pile on top of each other' better.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
My old myrmica americana did love to do that.
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
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My old myrmica americana did love to do that.
When I tried to move my old colony into an AC Formica Hybrid Nest (I'll call these H1N1s after Swine Flu ), and attached a test tube for a water source. The whole colony moved into the test tube.
I had even watered the nest..........
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Yes it is. I plan to move them into another of my formicariums as soon as i can get the supplies to build it. The formicariums will be for sale when i get them started. I also have 41 queens for this colony now!
Wow! nice
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April 30th, 2020, Update #1
(I am restarting and organizing this journal)
Here is some pics of my formica colony. It now has 7 queens and maybe 11 workers.
They myrmica is the same. I am just buying tome for them until i can redesign and recreate their formicarium.
I do want to have help with identifying the formica.
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
My South Dakotan Shop Here
Attention Ant-Keepers in South Dakota! Join the SoDak(Society Of Dakotan Ant Keepers)
I do want to have help with identifying the formica.
You'd need much better pictures, at different angles.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
I will get more later.
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
My South Dakotan Shop Here
Attention Ant-Keepers in South Dakota! Join the SoDak(Society Of Dakotan Ant Keepers)
April 30th, 2020, Update #1
(I am restarting and organizing this journal)
Here is some pics of my formica colony. It now has 7 queens and maybe 11 workers.
They myrmica is the same. I am just buying tome for them until i can redesign and recreate their formicarium.
I do want to have help with identifying the formica.
Is that all the workers there was? It looks to be Formica subsericea, btw. Better pictures would be required to get a certain ID.
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April 30th, 2020, Update #1
(I am restarting and organizing this journal)
Here is some pics of my formica colony. It now has 7 queens and maybe 11 workers.
They myrmica is the same. I am just buying tome for them until i can redesign and recreate their formicarium.
I do want to have help with identifying the formica.
Is that all the workers there was? It looks to be Formica subsericea, btw. Better pictures would be required to get a certain ID.
It was a small colony. However, the queens are a little small to be subsericea, and I've seen subsericea queens before. They were much bulkier and fatter, and a couple mm larger. My guess would be podzolica, but that's just me.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
April 30th, 2020, Update #1
(I am restarting and organizing this journal)
Here is some pics of my formica colony. It now has 7 queens and maybe 11 workers.
They myrmica is the same. I am just buying tome for them until i can redesign and recreate their formicarium.
I do want to have help with identifying the formica.
Is that all the workers there was? It looks to be Formica subsericea, btw. Better pictures would be required to get a certain ID.
It was a small colony. However, the queens are a little small to be subsericea, and I've seen subsericea queens before. They were much bulkier and fatter, and a couple mm larger. My guess would be podzolica, but that's just me.
Those are just underfed queens. Once they grow larger and get more access to food they'll look like the ones you're describing.
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I will try to get better pics. They have been fed honey now, so they should be much bigger
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
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May 1st, 2020, Update #2
Here is the order I am going to put my ants:
Aphaenogaster Tennesseensis
No new info.
Aphaenogaster Rudis
Will update on this later.
Formica Subsericea(for now)
Still need help for sure identifying them as subsericea
Formica Sp.
I also need this species identified
Myrmica sp.
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
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Later formica might be Formica montana.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
Thanks for the info, ants4fun. I will consider her montana until i can get better pics.
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
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May 7th, 2020, Update #3
Aphaenogaster Tennesseensis
This colony may or may not have a queen, but i believe that it does.
Aphaenogaster Rudis
I have 2 colonies of these ants, both without queens, and i am in doubt of what to do with them.
Formica Subsericea(for now)
Still need help for sure identifying them as subsericea
Lasius Brevicornis
Edited by Ants_Dakota, May 7 2020 - 11:30 AM.
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
My South Dakotan Shop Here
Attention Ant-Keepers in South Dakota! Join the SoDak(Society Of Dakotan Ant Keepers)
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