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My Formica subsericea colony.

Started By Antcatcherpro3 , Mar 8 2021 9:12 AM

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#61 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 16 2021 - 1:42 AM

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Whenever I open the tube, my formica freak out and the workers run around everywhere. I find it funny.


#62 Offline ANTdrew - Posted March 16 2021 - 2:29 AM

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Whenever I open the tube, my formica freak out and the workers run around everywhere. I find it funny.

I don’t recommend feeding these in their tube. Let them forage in an outworld.
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#63 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 16 2021 - 3:10 AM

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I do.


But they never come out of there tube because there are only 2 workers so they are shy.


But the queen still looks healthy.


#64 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 17 2021 - 4:04 AM

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they are growing quickly.


#65 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 17 2021 - 8:35 AM

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they happily ate a mealworm today.


#66 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 18 2021 - 5:31 AM

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I was thinking of giving them outworld on their next generation of workers.


#67 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted March 18 2021 - 5:35 AM

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I was thinking of giving them outworld on their next generation of workers.

Didn't you say that they have one?


#68 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 18 2021 - 6:41 AM

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Like a bigger outworld... with substrate and stuff. right now they are just in a container in a tube because I felt they were too small to go into a big setup with subsrate yet.


#69 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted March 18 2021 - 6:43 AM

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What stage is the brood at? it could take a while until you can actually use it.


#70 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted March 18 2021 - 8:01 AM

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Like a bigger outworld... with substrate and stuff. right now they are just in a container in a tube because I felt they were too small to go into a big setup with subsrate yet.

If you give them substrate, make sure it's dry so they don't dig.


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#71 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 18 2021 - 8:20 AM

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They are at larvea stage, like almost full sized larvea.


#72 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 22 2021 - 8:02 AM

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When do tetramorium fly.


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When do tetramorium fly.

May/June/July here in TN, not sure about MA.


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#74 Offline ANTdrew - Posted March 22 2021 - 8:33 AM

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When do tetramorium fly.

Start looking after Father’s Day. I bet they peak in early July up north where you are.
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#75 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted March 22 2021 - 8:41 AM

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When do tetramorium fly.

Start looking after Father’s Day. I bet they peak in early July up north where you are.

 

That's when they fly in MI.


#76 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 22 2021 - 10:34 AM

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Ok. Becasue they are already here I was going to try to catch a queen of them.


#77 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 25 2021 - 9:19 AM

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a bunch of ants are coming out of hibernation in my yard. I expect formica to come out soon also.


#78 Offline Chickalo - Posted March 25 2021 - 9:29 AM

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When do tetramorium fly.

May/June/July here in TN, not sure about MA.

 

I've found them around June to early September, flights are probably June-August

Also, seeing your colony, I might buy them from THA, I'm just not sure if I want Formica or their mini hearth, since I'm kinda low right now


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#79 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 25 2021 - 9:32 AM

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lol I would want both


#80 Offline Chickalo - Posted March 25 2021 - 9:35 AM

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lol I would want both

That's what I want lmao, the thing is I still want money for the summer to buy more test tubes, other formicaria, and feeders.  Then again, I have a birthday in May, so I can ask for some stuff then...  Hmm, I might post a new topic for advice...  Anyways, I hope flourish :)


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