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Post by deansie on Oct 4, 2014 21:30:08 GMT
I take videos too .
But more a army of farmers then fighters
Lol Those question marks where ants on my phone by the way lol
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Post by shane on Oct 4, 2014 21:43:16 GMT
Yes I get the same with phone and looking on explorer they ?. think smiley app's only show on phones and not pc, but carnt be helped.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2014 22:20:17 GMT
Nice looking colony, have fun cleaning them out though!
Glad to hear the colony is making huge majors now! I hope in the spring they start making Alates!
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Post by shane on Oct 14, 2014 22:40:50 GMT
Nice looking colony, have fun cleaning them out though! Glad to hear the colony is making huge majors now! I hope in the spring they start making Alates! Its a pain cleaning them out . But its about best time I'ver tomorrow before the super major's and new ants start to forage.
With luck and know its a little late but the queen maybe looking after a super larvae wild card as in they could change in to Alates if queen keeps force feeding them as she never stops feeding them every time I look, Its also a good sign they still begging for food s it means they not ready to pupae yet .
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2014 22:50:15 GMT
Cool, that would be weird if they turned into alates though, right before Winter.
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Post by shane on Oct 15, 2014 0:54:40 GMT
Cool, that would be weird if they turned into alates though, right before Winter. Well in a warm home the temp keeps almost around same all year around so colony won't know season change as much from out side.
Also like other colony's with alates in nest, they can keep in nest for months till right time. With Messor's and other colony's its rain that seems to trigger them to come out when its warm again.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2014 18:06:46 GMT
Oh okay, just like how my Myrmica colony has a few queen alates, just sitting around?
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Post by shane on Oct 17, 2014 18:25:30 GMT
Yes, Wet then right heat will bring them out and maybe a bit of a breeze, This maybe why Spanish messor keepers have small fans in there set up's as its not just for the heat,
It seems same with all ant colony's with Alates, Rain then a next hot day brings them out.
This year I have never seen as many Formica lemani flying around cos of all rain and then a nice next day with been on and off almost every month.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Nov 15, 2014 20:12:00 GMT
Nice looking princess, but shame she only has one wing as she could never go on a mating flight. Your colony has beaten mine producing alates.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2014 21:00:28 GMT
Queen ants normally have 4 wings so she seems to be missing three
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Post by TenebrousNova on Nov 15, 2014 21:23:39 GMT
Could it be that the workers chewed her wings off?
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Post by shane on Nov 15, 2014 22:24:48 GMT
Could it be that the workers chewed her wings off? Seem's so
She's fine anyhow I don't think the workers like the wings that much. theres still a drone in there some where and another queen or 2.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Nov 16, 2014 8:25:57 GMT
The problem with the workers removing the wings is, you won't be able to know for certain if she has mated with a male. If you do get a new mated queen or two you will have to start a new colony, as it is likely that any new queen will be killed by their own sisters, the old queen's workers.
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Post by TenebrousNova on Nov 16, 2014 19:42:58 GMT
Is the princess still doing alright?
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Post by shane on Nov 18, 2014 18:12:25 GMT
Is the princess still doing alright? they doing fine but she has no wings now
She is also turning red like her mother with a nice red spots pattern on her gaster.
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