
Howdy from NW Ohio
Howdy from NW Ohio
My name is Mike - I have been toying with keeping ants for a few years and was finally able to make time while a nuptial flight was occurring. I plan to catch a few more this year, but as of now I am stacking my future formicarium on one of nuptial females I collected on February 24th. I have already seen eggs in at least 8 of the test tubes, so I am excited.


Re: Howdy from NW Ohio
PS - this was shortly after capturing them, I have added the cotton and water before storing them in a quiet dark location.
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Re: Howdy from NW Ohio
Nice. I'll be happy when I can find that many here lol. TN weather is being stubborn right now.
Keeper of:
Aphaenogaster sp
Tapinoma sessile
Camponotus subbarbatus x3
Aphaenogaster sp
Tapinoma sessile
Camponotus subbarbatus x3
Re: Howdy from NW Ohio
You found flying ants at the end of February in Ohio!
And they have eggs already!
That is great!




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Sorry for the slow reply, I didn't get any email notifications...
Yes I was lucky to get these guys so early, we had an unusual warm front and had 2.5 days of 65 degrees and the ants decided it was time.
I believe these are Prenolepis imparis http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Prenolepis_imparis
Yes I was lucky to get these guys so early, we had an unusual warm front and had 2.5 days of 65 degrees and the ants decided it was time.
I believe these are Prenolepis imparis http://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Prenolepis_imparis
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