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[gs5248]

That's probably why I have never seen a Lasius colony where I live. They just can't compete with the Argentines.

[AntaholicAnonymous]

Where I live in austria there are lasius colonies everywhere.

I dug up 2 square feet of soil once and dug up 6 different founding chambers (not on purpose).
If you open your car window during the nuptial flights you'll have multiple queens in your car within seconds.

No matter where you look you'll find them.
Every single garden has them and they are the common house pest ants here as well.

[gs5248]

That is lucky.

[Kaelwizard]

 

I'd definitely pick lasius.

Especially for beginners it's a great species.
You wouldn't believe the conditions my lasius niger used to thrive in they are very forgiving to mistakes.

They didn't even attempt an escape until they were in the hundreds.
By the time they hit the thousands I had to seal the setup with plastic foil and release them. In year 2 or 3 they explode in numbers if you feed them well and then it becomes a little more challenging.

North American Lasius aren’t even half as vigorous. Folks are doing great if their colony gets to fifty workers.

 

Oh how I wish they were. We also have to wait for hibernation to start a colony in most places.

[cap_backfire]

Lasius it is!   

So... who has some lasius... HAHAHAHAH, waiting til spring so that's a joke... FOR NOW.