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Breeding Thread

Started By AntsExodus , Apr 6 2020 6:56 AM

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#21 Offline Temperateants - Posted April 7 2020 - 8:02 AM

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I know, there must be something non genetic about whether queens are productive or not. How certain foods could affect the development of female alate larvae.

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#22 Offline AntsExodus - Posted April 7 2020 - 6:00 PM

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Also I am going to try to breed Pheidole, Trachymyrmex, and a lot of other species

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#23 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted April 7 2020 - 7:09 PM

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Also I am going to try to breed Pheidole, Trachymyrmex, and a lot of other species

You can't breed Pheidole in captivity as they mate in the air like Camponotus.

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#24 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 8 2020 - 4:04 AM

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most ants mate in the air, the only exceptions are army ants and some other ants.

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#25 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted April 8 2020 - 4:51 AM

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Well, quite a few mate on the ground or on surfaces. This occurs with both Aphaenogaster and Prenolepis in my experience, and includes many more.

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"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

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Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis