robo mantis' ant pictures

[robo mantis]

Here is me feeding one of my colonies honey.

Bad quality picture of the queen :roll:

I will have more pictures up soon of my different species and different colonies! Enjoy!

 

[Andrew]

Those are some cool ants! What species? Mind sharing where you shop for them?

 

[OGIGA]

Red ants?? Scary...

 

[robo mantis]

Actually i hear you can't buy them All my queens i get from mating flights or lifting up rocks,lods, and bricks. I'm not exactly sure but i think Lasius Flavus (they are yellow and orange mixed). Colony has 1 queen about 100 larva 70 workers and lots of eggs and such. (those are estimates).

 

[asdsdf]

Yep, it's illegal to send queen ants in America. They can start many many colonies that might wipe out other bugs. (Psst...the keeping of exotic mantids are illegal too)

Very cool ants. Unfortunately, the only ants near where I live are these annoying little black ants.

 

[robo mantis]

We have those annoying black ants too their colonies can reach 80,000 (most stay in the ground).

 

[robo mantis]

My Acrobat queen

A small group of colonies about 15 queens (VERY RARE)!!! NOTE: The queens are the big ones. The common name is "crazy ant."

 

[asdsdf]

Wow, I heard of 'crazy ants' on the news a while back. They are a serious threat to the native species, going into nests and killing them all. I really don't see it possible, since they are small as well, but hey, it was in the news.

 

[buddhistsoldier88]

Wow, I heard of 'crazy ants' on the news a while back. They are a serious threat to the native species, going into nests and killing them all. I really don't see it possible, since they are small as well, but hey, it was in the news.

it is possible. there is a species that actually captures young and makes them into slaves.

 

[robo mantis]

Yes or when you see ants swarming on sidewalk that is an "ant war." After the war the ants that won will raid the other nest of eggs larva and pupa. Very common. I will have more pictures up soon.

 

[OGIGA]

Yes or when you see ants swarming on sidewalk that is an "ant war." After the war the ants that won will raid the other nest of eggs larva and pupa. Very common. I will have more pictures up soon.

Ooh.... so that's what I have been seeing..........

 

[robo mantis]

Yeah its common in around this time of year. Mainly August and i have seen many wars! One of the wars involved a colony of 80,000 vs. 70,000! it raged for 3 days!!!!!!!!!

 

[AFK]

ants are totally badass. i love ant biology! very fascinating stuff.

15 queens? :shock: :shock: :shock:

are you sure they're queens and not drones? drones can be readily found in great numbers at times.

 

[robo mantis]

Positive i know what drones look like. Smaller than queen, now as bulky, die right after mating, and they always have their wings on. This species mating season is over so there are no drones of this species existing right now.

 

[robo mantis]

Hey guys i got a queen today! Lasius Niger. She has lots of eggs here are some pictures! Enjoy!

 

[robo mantis]

More pictures but this time of my carpenter colony! Enjoy! "Big one is the queen."

 

[Sparky]

You shouldn't of said it was from ??????!

 

[asdsdf]

You shouldn't of said it was from ?????! Somone could report you

You shouldn't even say you are in the ??. It's illegal to send Queen ants to the ??. Very illegal, since ants are skgflkdhsfklask when they invade your food, and people hate em when they do that.

It would be cool to have an ant battle. Maybe eliminate some of the colonies practically inside of my house.

(Did I edit right?)

 

[OGIGA]

Maybe we're all going to get in trouble for having exotic insects.