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Question about Gamergate's and starting a ant collony

Started By milney86 , Mar 29 2017 12:02 AM

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#1 Offline milney86 - Posted March 29 2017 - 12:02 AM

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Hello all

 

First time posting.

 

Just wondering if it is possible to start a captive colony without a queen ant but with an ant that falls into the gamergate category.

 

Cheers

 

Mitch


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#2 Offline Antking117 - Posted March 29 2017 - 12:04 AM

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If you have a colony of ants that can have a gamer gate, then yes it is possible. 


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#3 Offline milney86 - Posted March 29 2017 - 12:26 AM

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The reason I ask is, I am interested in keeping the Myrmecia species (Australian Bull Ant/ Bull Dog Ant) however to buy a queen is $300. I can take a 10 minute drive and find 2 or 3 different species of Myrmecia. I was thinking if I caught 40 to 50 of them from a single nest and held them in a suitable formicarium, would they reproduce?


#4 Offline Antking117 - Posted March 29 2017 - 1:47 AM

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I don't know much about bulldog ants, but i recall reading somewhere on this forum about someone who did that a couple of times.


#5 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted March 29 2017 - 7:05 AM

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I feel like that would not work at all. I recommend going to Crazy Legs' journal on them


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#6 Offline milney86 - Posted March 29 2017 - 1:55 PM

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I feel like that would not work at all. I recommend going to Crazy Legs' journal on them

 

Hi Alabama Anter, where would I find what you are talking about. Crazy Legs' journal ??


#7 Offline Alabama Anter - Posted March 29 2017 - 4:22 PM

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Read all about it! http://www.formicult...cariums/page-13

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