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[Vanko]

Could you tell my some info about this species? If you could find any really topic, which is already rotten about this species, please give me a link.

[Batspiderfish]

Lasius alienus is easy to care for, like most other Lasius sp.

[Ants4fun]

Lasius alenius are normally found in wooded areas. The workers are a bit smaller than lasius neoniger workers. Also, the workers are darker. They are easy to care for, just like lasius neoniger.

[Nathant2131]

Lasius alenius are normally found in wooded areas. The workers are a bit smaller than lasius neoniger workers. Also, the workers are darker. They are easy to care for, just like lasius neoniger.

They are found in wooded areas only in North America. They are more open-loving in Eurasia.

[Loops117]

I has large colony of Lasius alienus colony.

As someone else said, they're easy to care for just like other Lasius sp.

Mine have readily accepted sugar water and nectar, as well as almost all of the feeder insects such as (but not limited to) dubia roaches, crickets, and fruit flies.

 

I was considering writing up a care sheet for them. They're one of my favored species.

[Vanko]

Thanks! I will read it.

Lock this topic.

[Loops117]

Why lock it? We can use it for the time being as a collective. I'll put together a care sheet for this species.

[JuanBlack]

I has large colony of Lasius alienus colony.
As someone else said, they're easy to care for just like other Lasius sp.
Mine have readily accepted sugar water and nectar, as well as almost all of the feeder insects such as (but not limited to) dubia roaches, crickets, and fruit flies.


I was considering writing up a care sheet for them. They're one of my favored species.

Did you ever writing the care sheet up? I’m looking to start a new colony of them.

[T.C.]

 

I has large colony of Lasius alienus colony.
As someone else said, they're easy to care for just like other Lasius sp.
Mine have readily accepted sugar water and nectar, as well as almost all of the feeder insects such as (but not limited to) dubia roaches, crickets, and fruit flies.


I was considering writing up a care sheet for them. They're one of my favored species.

Did you ever writing the care sheet up? I’m looking to start a new colony of them.

 

Care is identical for lasius neoniger, go off of this, http://www.formicult...asius-neoniger/

[StayLoki]

I love how everyone clumps any lasius sp into care sheets. Little is known about l.alienus; they are not like l.flavus or l.neoniger and are most likely parasitic..

By 'they're the same' they mean they don't like to be rolled or tapered with, and they probably do well with PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN as they co-hab with others and probably feed off them for nutrition.

Edited by StayLoki, May 12 2018 - 8:09 PM.

[Jadeninja9]

Huh? I’m pretty sure they’re not parasitic lol, but they are known to sometimes be polygynous. I just feed my colonies mealworms and honey and they’re fine.

[YsTheAnt]

I love how everyone clumps any lasius sp into care sheets. Little is known about l.alienus; they are not like l.flavus or l.neoniger and are most likely parasitic..

By 'they're the same' they mean they don't like to be rolled or tapered with, and they probably do well with PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN as they co-hab with others and probably feed off them for nutrition.

Lasius alienus is well known to be a fully claustral, non-parasitic species. Multiple people have kept them too. Where did you get this falsified information?

Huh? I’m pretty sure they’re not parasitic lol, but they are known to sometimes be polygynous. I just feed my colonies mealworms and honey and they’re fine.

Do yours have workers finally?

[Jadeninja9]

 

I love how everyone clumps any lasius sp into care sheets. Little is known about l.alienus; they are not like l.flavus or l.neoniger and are most likely parasitic..

By 'they're the same' they mean they don't like to be rolled or tapered with, and they probably do well with PROTEIN PROTEIN PROTEIN as they co-hab with others and probably feed off them for nutrition.

Lasius alienus is well known to be a fully claustral, non-parasitic species. Multiple people have kept them too. Where did you get this falsified information?

Huh? I’m pretty sure they’re not parasitic lol, but they are known to sometimes be polygynous. I just feed my colonies mealworms and honey and they’re fine.

Do yours have workers finally?

 

Yes they do. 8/10 of the original queens are still alive, and 4/8 of them have workers, the other 4 only have eggs because of lack of heating.