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I shall explain in a bit. ;)
When ants have a mating flight they go high op into the sky to mate, after that the queens land and trow of there wings, than they go look for a nice place to start a colony. That is when you need to pick them up, after they removed there wings and before she digs herself in. ;)
Most flight find place in spring and summer. So you have to be a bit patient now, you always needs patient with ants. ;)
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Ive got patience. I have an entire indoor herb garden which i plan to expand into a real business some day. And lemme tell you that takes ALOT of patience. I had a fruit fly infestation awhile back going in and eating my sun flowers.
Thank you guys for being so patient with me and offering your advice. This is important to me. Jimmy you said i have to pick them up after theyre wings fall off. Obviously im going to have to do some research to be able to identify what they look like after there wings come off. But is there any obvious characteristics to point out that it is a queen without its wings thats general for all species? Truthfully all the ants look the same to me here. Theyre all tiny maybe 1-4 cm's or the wood eatin ants with the huge pincers theyre about an inch ive never seen a colony of those ones only a stray one wandering about. Maybe those large ones ive got confused by? Everyones always called em carpenter ants since i was a kid and they look exactly like any other ant just bigger.
Once again thank you for the patience and consideration. And the book refrences. I suppose if im going to do anythign right itd be best to investigate.
Well, the queens are much bigger than the workers. (in most cases)
So you need to look after the big ants, the one that are wondering around alone.
You can find much pictures of my ants here take a few looks there are a few pictures of queens and workers so you have an idea. ;)
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What I have noticed on pictures is that queens have a lot bigger middle part of their body, compared to their head than workers. Some have a lot bigger back end too.. Thats how I usually understand if it's queen or worker when looking at picture.
Or yes, the simple fact that they are simply a lot bigger than workers.
Hmm come this spring/summer when i go a huntin and bring back me specimens... Would i be able to take pictures and post em here for verification on wether it is a queen or not?
Hmm come this spring/summer when i go a huntin and bring back me specimens... Would i be able to take pictures and post em here for verification on wether it is a queen or not?
People in this forum seem to be very friendly and ready to help. I'm sure if you post a pictures here they can tell you if it's queen or not.
But there is quiet a lot time to later spring / summer. By then you can probably tell the difference yourself as well.
Its easy enough to spot a queen, wait for the flying ants to come out, then catch a few, the very large ones are queens usually, (usually large thorax, the bit the legs connect to, and gastor, the 'tail/butt') the smaller ones are usually males (often very small head, smaller thorax, and male sex organ visable extruding from the gaster/'tail')
You dont want to collect males or queens with wings, they are useless to you, but good to get a grip of what they look like...so let them go and start looking on the floor
You need to find the same big ants, but without any wings :) collect a couple, then you are fairly certain they are queens....post a pic and we'll be happy to confirm it for you
(obviously species vary allot, and in a few cases queens are very hard to spot)
In deed Crimmy, you still have a few months to learn how queens look like. ;) But we are glad to help you out if you post pics.
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Uhg i just got back from war with the ants. They found my garden! They were only going after one plant though which i think is a species of bamboo and most bamboos have a very sweet sugary sap in them. I noticed throughout this summer id have to go smack ants off of a red wood bamboo. Took one of those air duster cans and blew them all off the plants and then flushed the plants with water to make sure none of em mightve taken up hiding in the soil. Oh it was bad. Amazes me how they can relocate hundreds in just a few short hours.
Amazes me how they can relocate hundreds in just a few short hours.
Yep, ants are like a well oiled machine. ;)
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