Formica aserva
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Simple description.
Queen[edit]
- Nuptial Flight Time
: June - August - Colony Founding : temporary parasite
- *gynous : strictly monogynous
- Brood Boostable: definitely
- Hibernation :
- Feeding Requirements :
- Nanitics Appear After :
Food[edit]
Likes[edit]
Sugar Water
Crickets
Dislikes[edit]
Almonds
Milk
Colony[edit]
- Difficulty : Medium
- Typical Colony Size : Up to thousands of workers
- Polymorphic : No
- Ant Length :
- Temperament : Slightly aggressive
- Suggested Feeding Schedule :
- Hazards :
- Colony Growth Rate : medium
- Egg To Worker : 1-3 months
- Circadian Activity : diurnal (but still active at night)
- Recommended Temperature : 70-85 Fahrenheit (21-29 C)
- Recommended Humidity : 40%
- Heating Pad Required : No
- Can Climb Smooth Surfaces : yes
- When To Expand :
- When Do Soldiers and Reproductives Appear :
- Invasive/Pest :
- Farmers : of aphids
- Native Location : antmaps.org
- Natural Habitat : forests and fields
- Preferred Nesting Medium : soil
- Scientific Information: antwiki.org
Notes[edit]
- Being a slave-maker/social parasite, the queens can be given cocoons of Formica 'subsericea' and Formica 'aserva and will open them.
Images[edit]
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