scolopendra277
Arachnoknight
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when do queens fly? (assuming they have nuptial flights)
They're very easy to keep and a lot of fun to watch, good luck if you decide to try it!I thought about keeping Polistes sp. before but I never imagined it was possible, but I made an account on these forums just so I can follow this thread! This is absolutely fascinating, I might have to give it a go when Winter ends.
They'll need protein for the larvae (I use mostly flies and wax moths) and queens will need it to produce more eggs. If I give this queen prey in the evening there will usually be 2 or 3 new eggs laid the next dayso, the larvae still eat protein right?
They normally can be but it depends on the speciesso they are polygamous?
I don't give mine any extra humidity besides the water bowl since too high humidity/low ventilation can weaken the adult wasps and make the nest mold. And I'd think the main difference between these and myrmecia or similar ants is that polistes colonies only last about 5 months, and don't really get that bigwould keeping them be similar to keeping myrmecia? and what about their humidity levels?
Just who does she think she is? Waltzing around, killing other peoples' babies...I had to separate the smaller queen out a few days ago because she started destroying the brood (lost 2 of the pupae)