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Edited by Vendayn, January 1 2021 - 11:06 PM.
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Edited by Vendayn, January 1 2021 - 11:06 PM.
Was this in Irvine? I've been looking for an aurea/amblychila colony (in the wild, not to raise).
Camponotus vicinus, Crematogaster 1, Crematogaster 2, Formica francoeuri, *, *, Myrmecocystus testaceus, Novomessor cockerelli, Pheidole hyatti, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Solenopsis invicta
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Edited by Vendayn, January 1 2021 - 11:06 PM.
Better boost with some worker brood if she is S. amblychila. They may be parasitic or autoparasitic.
Better boost with some worker brood if she is S. amblychila. They may be parasitic or autoparasitic.
What does autoparasitic mean?
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Edited by Vendayn, January 1 2021 - 11:06 PM.
Sometimes I found that if there is brood, the workers seems be more accepting other colony (ask for help maybe?) than if they are alone. Maybe because they are on carer duty than hunter in this case, given that they are same species.
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Edited by Vendayn, January 1 2021 - 11:06 PM.
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Edited by Vendayn, January 1 2021 - 11:06 PM.
Are the colonies still there? I know this is an old thread, but I am very curious.
Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.
However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:
Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).
Better boost with some worker brood if she is S. amblychila. They may be parasitic or autoparasitic.
What does autoparasitic mean?
Are the colonies still there? I know this is an old thread, but I am very curious.
Both good questions.
"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
Keeping:
Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea
Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra
Myrmica sp.
Lasius neoniger, brevicornis
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