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La nuova regina deve comunque accoppiarsi, e nelle colonie di laboratorio l'accoppiamento non è avvenuto, quindi una colonia che perde la regina in un formicaio chiuso potrebbe non riprendersi.",{"question":245,"answer":246},"A quante operaie arriva una colonia di Aphaenogaster senilis?","In Spagna le colonie osservate in natura avevano in media circa 1.260 operaie, da poco più di cento a quasi 3.900. In cattività un allevatore tedesco è partito da circa 70 operaie e due anni dopo ne ha contate circa mille, quindi prevedi una colonia di qualche migliaio al massimo, non di decine di migliaia.","Operaie snelle e dalle zampe lunghe, tutte della stessa taglia, nero opaco con sottili peli biancastri e un paio di corte spine sul retro del torace. 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È uno dei migliori tipi di nido per molte specie di formiche!","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.brumaants.com\u002Fimages\u002Fbruma_ants_thumbnail_ytong_ant_nest_tutorial.png","Tutorial e Fai da Te","\u002Fit\u002Fhow-to-make-a-ytong-nest",{"id":340,"title":341,"description":342,"image":343,"categoryText":344,"path":345},"blog\u002Fit\u002Fhow-to-hibernate-your-ants.md","Come Ibernare le Tue Formiche - Tutorial sull'Ibernazione","In questa guida parleremo di ibernazione: cos'è? Perché le formiche hanno bisogno dell'ibernazione? Devo ibernare le mie formiche? 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