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Lasius help.

Started By KitsAntVa , Sep 29 2020 2:39 PM

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#21 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 8:24 AM

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i could catch hundreds of them if i wanted.


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#22 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 30 2020 - 8:28 AM

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don't do that to mee :*(


just kidding I'm trading for 2 lasius neoniger queen next weekend and ima do my best to keep them alive even to the point of a mini hearth as a founding chamber 


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#23 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 8:28 AM

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don't do that to mee :*(

i would trade for that claviger if i could (gimme gimme)


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#24 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 30 2020 - 8:29 AM

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i would trade for a lasius neoniger brevicorne and nearticus colony if i could


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#25 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 8:40 AM

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i would trade for a lasius neoniger brevicorne and nearticus colony if i could

well, brevicornis is rare around here as well.


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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#26 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 30 2020 - 8:53 AM

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Yea they usually are the more rare ants in any state.


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#27 Offline Antkid12 - Posted September 30 2020 - 2:27 PM

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Almost to the point where you're sick of them......

Impossible....


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

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don't do that to mee :*(

just kidding I'm trading for 2 lasius neoniger queen next weekend and ima do my best to keep them alive even to the point of a mini hearth as a founding chamber

I would not recommend founding such a tiny species in a mini-hearth. Do a test tube, or if you really want them happy, a dirt set up.
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#29 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 30 2020 - 5:52 PM

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I was planning in introducing claviger host workers to her the one in the mini hearth around at least 15 host workers one at a time do you think that will work? I’ll chill the workers first though and if I can find some I’m going to give her cocoons or whatever lasius I can find.
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#30 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 30 2020 - 5:53 PM

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Also I feel that the lasius queen woulda do good in there despite the size because I know that THA doesn’t really matter when it comes to how big the nest is because all ants like it.
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#31 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 30 2020 - 5:59 PM

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Not to mention I have some umbratus workers I can use to.
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#32 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 1 2020 - 5:09 AM

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I was planning in introducing claviger host workers to her the one in the mini hearth around at least 15 host workers one at a time do you think that will work? I’ll chill the workers first though and if I can find some I’m going to give her cocoons or whatever lasius I can find

i would not introduce claviger workers to neoniger queen, if that is what you mean.


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#33 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 1 2020 - 5:24 AM

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Not even chilled or basically non moving ones so she can bite them if she wants? I can introduce umbratus workers to.


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#34 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 1 2020 - 5:50 AM

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Lasius neoniger are not parasitic and should not be given parasitic host workers in any case. Let her found her colony like you would any other fully claustral queen. The  neoniger queens will most likely not lay any eggs until after a few months in hibernation.


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#35 Offline AntsDakota - Posted October 1 2020 - 6:47 AM

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i would trade for a lasius neoniger brevicorne and nearticus colony if i could

well, brevicornis is rare around here as well.

 

Not rare, just reclusive.


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#36 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 1 2020 - 6:55 AM

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Ok thanks for the advice i did set up a trap for umbratus cocoons so could i give some cocoons to her? just around like 5 because i need some for my 4 claviger queens to.


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#37 Offline AntsDakota - Posted October 1 2020 - 6:56 AM

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Yeah, that should work. However don't be surprised if the queen kills the workers once they eclose.


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#38 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 1 2020 - 6:56 AM

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i would trade for a lasius neoniger brevicorne and nearticus colony if i could

well, brevicornis is rare around here as well.

 

Not rare, just reclusive.

 

ahh. is wish i had a colony of them right 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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#39 Offline AntsDakota - Posted October 1 2020 - 7:33 AM

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i would trade for a lasius neoniger brevicorne and nearticus colony if i could

well, brevicornis is rare around here as well.

 

Not rare, just reclusive.

 

ahh. is wish i had a colony of them right now.

 

You could've. Remember earlier this year?


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#40 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 1 2020 - 7:45 AM

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i would trade for a lasius neoniger brevicorne and nearticus colony if i could

well, brevicornis is rare around here as well.

 

Not rare, just reclusive.

 

ahh. is wish i had a colony of them right now.

 

You could've. Remember earlier this year?

 

i know. i wish i would have kept them.


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