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camponotus noveboracensis

Started By Exels1 , Aug 25 2016 7:56 PM

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#1 Offline Exels1 - Posted August 25 2016 - 7:56 PM

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Proud of owner of a camponotus noveboracensis queen, any helpful tips?

Isn't she a beauty

Keeper of:
pheidole sp.
lasius flavus
camponotus noveboracensis
Aphaenogaster Sp.

I’m employing the bullet ants. Hapanera-clamda-mana-merna. I don’t remember what it’s called but I feel bad for this guy. -Scott Lang

#2 Offline AntsMAN - Posted August 26 2016 - 5:27 AM

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Care sheet here:

http://www.formicult...ovaeboracensis/

Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

#3 Offline Air - Posted August 29 2016 - 4:37 AM

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What are you feeding them?

#4 Offline Exels1 - Posted September 7 2016 - 10:08 PM

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They always have a cup of honey and water available. They enjoy fruit flies and crickets. I tried meal worms but don't they don't nibble at it as the other ones. I also put apples and dried cat food didn't see them touch that. I'm going to try bananas, also can anyone suggest a seed?

#5 Offline T.C. - Posted September 8 2016 - 9:18 AM

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Hi Exels1, I as well own a queen of the same species currently with some larvae. First they love spiders. I fed her a spider 3 days ago and between her and and her larvae, they ate everything but a leg. Second this isn't my first time owning these species. I actually live in wisconsin where in the winter it gets in the negatives and I hibernate them outside. They do survive it and in the spring when she and her colony becomes active she is a egg laying machine. It can take up to a week for them to wake up once brought into warm temps. How long did it take for your first workers after she layed eggs?

They as well have a good bite, so be careful

Edited by T.C., September 8 2016 - 9:22 AM.