Agreed. I was just saying they will if they have to.
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Agreed. I was just saying they will if they have to.
"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
yeah, but I start my queens with substrate so they don't have to risk it
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You should start and journal. Also, most ants are that way (because then they don't have to worry about spinning there cocoons and if they have enough resources to).
Um, they died in hibernation
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Over the past couple years, I think we've established that the only ants that can survive a full on South Dakota winter in a garage are Camponotus.
"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 think so too.
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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Queens I keep:
Camponotus sp.
Formica sp.
Unknown queen ant sp.
1 parasitic Formica queen!
Do you have to hibernate this species, and is one missed hibernation still okay?
I think this is a species that requires hibernation every year, but if not they do need it at least the first year. They generally won't lay until after hibernations. The posts above made that quite clear as well. Just be careful about it.
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