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Ferhat's ant keeping journal

Started By ferhat , Nov 20 2015 5:45 AM

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#1 Offline ferhat - Posted November 20 2015 - 5:45 AM

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I found 9 queen messors(I guest) in Denizli after rainy day at 22.10.2015 test tubes aren't I know

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#2 Offline ferhat - Posted November 20 2015 - 5:48 AM

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#3 Offline ferhat - Posted November 20 2015 - 5:51 AM

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#4 Offline ferhat - Posted November 20 2015 - 5:56 AM

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I found 3 termites (I don't know species) at 6.11.2015

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#5 Offline ferhat - Posted November 20 2015 - 6:01 AM

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I found 10 Solenopsis Fugaxies (I guest) at 12.11.2015 .

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#6 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted November 20 2015 - 1:25 PM

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Yes, the first queens are Messor and the second Crematogaster.

Solenopsis fugax had huge flights! Try to keep them separate as they will start to fight after some time. I had two queens together and they were doing all right until the eggs hatched.They ended up both injured badly.

Did any of the Messor queens lay eggs? They may need hibernation before they lay eggs.

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#7 Offline ferhat - Posted November 21 2015 - 4:48 AM

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Yes, the first queens are Messor and the second Crematogaster.

Solenopsis fugax had huge flights! Try to keep them separate as they will start to fight after some time. I had two queens together and they were doing all right until the eggs hatched.They ended up both injured badly.

Did any of the Messor queens lay eggs? They may need hibernation before they lay eggs.

Thanks for answer

Messors aren't lay yet.probably,they waiting hibernation. I separated to Solenopsis fugaxies after that fotos

#8 Offline Alexant - Posted November 21 2015 - 6:43 AM

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Termites need a King and Queen.

#9 Offline ferhat - Posted November 21 2015 - 11:18 AM

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Termites need a King and Queen.

I know, I put them same test tube and two termites stay with together . they look like be a couple. Ihope

#10 Offline Alexant - Posted November 21 2015 - 12:35 PM

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Very nice. Any idea what genus? I just ordered a colony myself.

#11 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted November 21 2015 - 2:03 PM

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Maybe Kalotermes flavicollis?

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#12 Offline Alexant - Posted November 22 2015 - 2:43 AM

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Nice. I am getting Reticulitermes grassei.

#13 Offline ferhat - Posted November 22 2015 - 10:14 AM

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Maybe Kalotermes flavicollis?

I look fotos in internet and look like Kalotermes flavicollis ,thanks jonathan for your help

#14 Offline ferhat - Posted November 23 2015 - 12:23 AM

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Termites need a King and Queen.

I know, I put them same test tube and two termites stay with together . they look like be a couple. Ihope

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#15 Offline LC3 - Posted November 23 2015 - 1:08 AM

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Just a heads up they might get into the cotton so keep an eye on them.

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#16 Offline ferhat - Posted November 29 2015 - 7:47 AM

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Raining for three days in Denizli and messor Quens are walking around

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#17 Offline ferhat - Posted November 29 2015 - 7:55 AM

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Also I found that guys but I don't know what are they.

could be they are termites ?

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#18 Offline ferhat - Posted November 29 2015 - 8:00 AM

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#19 Offline LC3 - Posted November 29 2015 - 1:02 PM

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I live in Canada which is a long way from Turkey but I have seen very similar looking insects listed on the last post, as far as my understanding goes they are not termites. I have also seen the smaller teardrop shaped ones listed on the second last post, I'm pretty sure those aren't termites either. I don't know what insects they are or what they eat.