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Post by Wood~Ant on Jun 24, 2009 7:39:59 GMT
If your queen is still winged, she is NOT mated yet. It sounds more like a female, but could be a winged male. If the colony has not had its mating flights yet, then there should be other alates in the nest. If she had no wings, then she would be fully mated and will lay fertile eggs. Are the antennae straight or do they have an "elbow Joint" in them? Jointed antennae are found on female ants, males have straight ones. As for moving her, well you could buy a small fish tank or a container which is clear (glass or plastic), and place your ants in this. A large spoon will scoop up ants and move them, although several methods work as long as you're careful
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gcl12
Ant Larva
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Post by gcl12 on Sept 23, 2009 23:19:47 GMT
Hey all. I've been away for a while, I realize. Not a lot of time for Ant Hunting in the past few months with school and whatnot. I took my first trip across the pond back in july, and I have to say that even though I wasn't in the Isles where most of you all live, I do have to say you all have a very nice mainland I'll also say that while I was in Poland (Gdynia to be exact), I saw a bunch of queens mating with the alates. It would have been hard to catch one and keep it alive for another week, but at least now I at least know what to look for! And I almost caught one yesterday, but I then realized I was totally unprepared to house it, and released it. Its funny how the world works. And on another related note, my biology teacher said that she might be able to sell me one of the science departments old fish tanks. But since the seasons are for the large part, over in the "Colonies" (I met some Brits on vacation and thats what they called US), I'll start up again next spring. Happy hunting to you all! - Grant
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Post by Zarbi on Sept 24, 2009 13:22:22 GMT
You may have won the war of independence, but we still think of you guys as our colonial cousins as many Americans have British ancestors Grant ;D
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