Edited by asim, January 3 2023 - 1:48 PM.
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RIFA journal and experiments the Bloodwings
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JustabirdfromFlorida
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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
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
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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
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
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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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Posted January 3 2023 - 1:47 PM
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I know I thought it would be funny to see everyone's reaction.
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Posted January 4 2023 - 2:54 PM
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Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
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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.
The fire ant queen is the winged one
The fire ant queen is the winged one
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Posted January 15 2023 - 6:51 AM
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The multi-species attempt did not work.
The queens all currently have larvae.
The queens all currently have larvae.
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