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Formica neorufibarbis care?

Started By TennesseeAnts , May 11 2018 3:52 PM

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#1 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 11 2018 - 3:52 PM

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Hi! I would like some care info on this ant. I just caught a colony of around 150 workers and I don't want to mess up and them die.

Thanks!

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#2 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted May 11 2018 - 6:11 PM

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I would imagine it's similar to most Formica.

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#3 Offline LC3 - Posted May 11 2018 - 7:00 PM

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I've noticed these ants seem to be very reliant on heat.

The brood from my current queen don't develop unless a heat source is applied, even if it's not much. Wild colonies I've found are always incubating brood under something (tree bark, large chunks of wood, rocks), often times in rather exposed environments. (One colony was on the top of a log only being protected by a loose sheet of tree bark)