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RIFA journal and experiments the Bloodwings


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#1 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted January 2 2023 - 7:30 AM

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There was a huge RIFA nuptial flight in Jacksonville. I managed to grab 7 queens. They are each in a separate tube. If they all successfully found I will try to merge them.

Edited by asim, January 3 2023 - 1:48 PM.


#2 Offline LowQualityAnts - Posted January 2 2023 - 7:54 AM

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Nice find! trap jaws are sensitive to light and vibrations more than most ants so make sure to put it in a good area.

#3 Offline T.C. - Posted January 2 2023 - 9:54 AM

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Best just to do some research and read others journals.
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#4 Offline Ant-nig321 - Posted January 2 2023 - 10:09 AM

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Trap jaws huh...creat an outworld for her,add substrate to the test tube for spinning of cocoons,feed her sugar water and protein once a day and imo place a half injured insect for her.for me,it builds aggressiveness of the ants towards their prey and they become a successful colony.

#5 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted January 2 2023 - 3:33 PM

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I ended up releasing both of them. I just don't like semi claustrals.

But I am changing this journals topic to a fire ant journal.

Also all the posts above are from the previous journal which was on trap jaws and twig ants

Edited by asim, January 2 2023 - 3:41 PM.


#6 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted January 3 2023 - 9:54 AM

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I found another queen under a small rock. I have put them in 4 groups of two queens each.

Group 1 has laid scattered eggs.

Group 2 nothing

Group 3 Out of the two queens in this group one is abnormally small.

Group 4 nothing

#7 Offline T.C. - Posted January 3 2023 - 1:17 PM

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This guy really changed his entire post and topic to something completely different.
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#8 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted January 3 2023 - 1:47 PM

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I know I thought it would be funny to see everyone's reaction.

#9 Offline T.C. - Posted January 3 2023 - 5:59 PM

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Ok then
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#10 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted January 4 2023 - 2:54 PM

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Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Edited by asim, January 4 2023 - 3:26 PM.


#11 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted January 5 2023 - 4:44 PM

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There was a small phedolie megalapaca colony under a rock. I added the four megalapaca queens and their colony and two Invicta queens in a petri dish. The seem to be cooperating but one of the Invicta queens keeps on sensing the other queens and then running away and coming back. I have I can make a multispecies colony.
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The fire ant queen is the winged one

Edited by asim, January 5 2023 - 4:52 PM.


#12 Offline JustabirdfromFlorida - Posted January 15 2023 - 6:51 AM

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The multi-species attempt did not work.
The queens all currently have larvae.




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