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Formica sanguinea

Known as Slave Maker Ants, sanguinea, will often inhabit and takeover, or steal brood from established colonies. Found throughout the northern hemimshpear, often in wooded (Pine) areas.
Humidity requirements: 50 – 60%
Temperature requirements: 20 – 26 °C
Hibernation: From November until March
Nutrition: Sugars from honey or sugar water. Protein from insect sources such as Waxworms, Mealworms or Dubia Roaches.
Queen size: 9-11 mm • Worker size: 6–8 mm
Monogyne/polygyne: Polygyne
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