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nepenthes_ak: (10. Jul 2007 21:13)

L. niger have queens in the beginning but then dominate kills the weaker one when workers develop., or the workers kill the weaker queen I forget.

JimmyVe: (11. Jul 2007 07:41)

That is true (also for Lasius flavus ) the queens will fight and if you are lucky the strongest one will survive, is she is not hurt to bad.

Not many species can live together (some can), you can not do this like in nature, in nature they will avoid each other but in captivity they have not much space and they will fight for food and room.

R3dFox: (12. Jul 2007 16:27)

how would a colony of lasius flavus get on with L. Niger?

The weather has been poor all week here so i still havent been over to my nans...

Depending on the weather i may go tomorrow....So ill let you all know

JimmyVe: (12. Jul 2007 18:38)

if they have enough room and enough food there will not be many problems but Lasius niger are very aggressive against other ants if they come to close (you would not say because of there size, but they are ;) )

R3dFox: (12. Jul 2007 19:50)

Really? I would have thought that L. Flavus were the more aggressive?

JimmyVe: (12. Jul 2007 20:47)

Not in my experience. ;)


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