ANTSTORE World of Ants

[Jeroen Iprenburg]

I received two queens (Lasius niger/1q+10w and Formica
fusca/1q+4w) about four weeks ago from Antstore. The Lasius niger seem happy, are producing tons of brood and have spontaneously moved into a sand nest between two glass plates.

The Formica fusca seems less active and remain in the test tube. Have produced a few eggs. But do not forage outside the tube or seem to have touched the food. Are they nocturnal?? They seem very sensitive to disturbance and quite photo-phobic (unlike the Lasius niger)

Do they have enough food/moisture in the tube to survive? I worry that something is wrong and actually want them to move into a gypsum nest before the summer holidays start. What to do?

[Spore]

Formica eat mainly insects. They also may take more time to propergate than Lasius Niger. Remember: Good things come to those who wait.

[JimmyVe]

Hello Jeroen and welcome to the forum.

The Lasius niger nest is a bit bigger so they are more active. Also is this species much more aggressive. So it is normal you see them more often than the Formica fusca.

[Mc_Lasius]

Does anyone know if you can give Fusca´s some sanguinea laravas so that they will accept them and take care of them, or will the kill them?

[gabranth]

my Formica fusca are active there always wondering out the tube yesterday 3 of them were attacking a fly i put in there and i don't think there nocturnal at least mine arint and you only have 4 workers so they won't be very active atm wait until they have more

Does anyone know if you can give Fusca´s some sanguinea laravas so that they will accept them and take care of them, or will the kill them?

i don't think they would

[Mc_Lasius]

here is a picture of my Fuscas, the puppa which has a red ring around it is a sanguinea puppa, that i stole from a sanguinea nest yesterday.
Ill give you a picture if the worker hatches.

[JimmyVe]

Like you see they accept it. But it could give problems when the worker hatch.