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Vijxik: Mixing Myrmica rubra with another kind of Myrmica (4. Aug 2014 10:15)

Hello, everyone. one month ago i bought two Myrmica rubra queens, and yesterday i gathered some workers of a another species of Myrmica, what i'm wondering is whether i can mix them together? thanks a lot. btw, the following pics r the unknown Myrmica i caught(Not clear sorry)..:) IMG_2405.JPG

Markus: Re: Mixing Rubra with another kind of Myrmica (4. Aug 2014 10:25)

That would be an bad advice!

Sojave: Re: Mixing Rubra with another kind of Myrmica (4. Aug 2014 10:48)

We could write a lot now, but a "No" should be enough.

Vijxik: Re: Mixing Rubra with another kind of Myrmica (4. Aug 2014 11:14)

as you guys said it was not a good idea, so i'm not going to do that. thanks . :grin:

AntsNational: Re: Mixing Myrmica rubra with another kind of Myrmica (7. Aug 2014 16:39)

You can try to add the pupae in, but NOT the workers. Most likely if the pupae are accepted you will know, just as you will know if they are rejected.
Cheers!