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Acutus' Lasius interjectus Journal Discontinued as of 7/10/19

Started By Acutus , May 28 2019 12:55 PM

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#1 Offline Acutus - Posted May 28 2019 - 12:55 PM

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Is it worth it to try to keep these gals or should I just go ahead and release them?

Is it even really possible? I've done some research and they seem to be totally subterranean and live on Root Aphids. Didn't even know they existed. LOL  Do they accept different food?

 

If I do try how long should I give it to find a suitable species? 

 

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Edited by Acutus, July 10 2019 - 7:02 PM.

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#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted May 28 2019 - 2:59 PM

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Although it’s hard, founding these girls can be done. Here is a link to a thread about how to raise parasitic lasius:http://www.formicult...rasitic +lasius
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Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#3 Offline Acutus - Posted May 29 2019 - 4:19 PM

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Will these girls lose they're wings before I try to introduce workers or I shouldn't worry about that? how long does that take? Should I feed them in the meantime?


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#4 Offline Jamiesname - Posted May 30 2019 - 6:07 PM

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http://www.formicult...jectus-journal/

I haven't posted pics in a few weeks, but there's more workers and more eggs now.
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#5 Offline Acutus - Posted June 4 2019 - 12:02 PM

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Ok so I managed to get 5 workers in with each Queen is this enough? Each queen also ate her fill of honey! :D


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#6 Offline Martialis - Posted June 4 2019 - 12:36 PM

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Good luck!

 

That's definitely enough.


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#7 Offline rbarreto - Posted June 4 2019 - 12:46 PM

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Ok so I managed to get 5 workers in with each Queen is this enough? Each queen also ate her fill of honey! :D


My claviger queen only has two workers and she has the most brood of all my social parasites.
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#8 Offline Acutus - Posted June 4 2019 - 1:24 PM

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Ok so I managed to get 5 workers in with each Queen is this enough? Each queen also ate her fill of honey! :D


My claviger queen only has two workers and she has the most brood of all my social parasites.

 

 

 

Good luck!

 

That's definitely enough.

 

Cool! Thank you both!! :D Now lets just hope  they start laying! :D :D


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#9 Offline Acutus - Posted June 5 2019 - 1:41 PM

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Gonna let this post be the Start of my Journal! :D

 

Well 24 hours later I still have a Queen and 5 workers in each tube!! :yahoo:  I've seen the workers interacting with the Queens as well grooming and such. So now it's a wait and see kinda game! :D

I gave each tube a piece of small wax worm and a tiny dot of Honey. So far the wax worm is untouched and the honey only by the queens.

We'll see if I can pull this off! Fingers crossed! :D

 

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#10 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 5 2019 - 2:01 PM

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I just got my queen 8 Lasius americanus host workers. I got mine as a dealate, so hopefully she is fertile. :)
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#11 Offline Acutus - Posted June 6 2019 - 12:16 PM

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Small Update:

 

They didn't appear interested in the small wax worm bits and they were pretty dried today so I decided to try meal worm bits. We'll see. :)

I did catch workers drinking honey though so things seem to be going ok! :D

 

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#12 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 6 2019 - 12:54 PM

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Really cool! Their need for protein will be low until they have some brood to feed.
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#13 Offline Jamiesname - Posted June 6 2019 - 2:02 PM

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Looks like you've jumped the biggest hurdle by getting them to accept the queen. Good luck!
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#14 Offline Acutus - Posted June 6 2019 - 5:08 PM

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Looks like you've jumped the biggest hurdle by getting them to accept the queen. Good luck!

 

Thanks!! :D :D


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#15 Offline Acutus - Posted June 7 2019 - 5:12 PM

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Doh!! Wrong Journal!! LOL


Edited by Acutus, June 7 2019 - 5:15 PM.

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#16 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 7 2019 - 5:15 PM

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Uh, that's Aphaenogaster fulva, wrong video maybe?


Edited by NickAnter, April 5 2020 - 12:54 PM.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#17 Offline Acutus - Posted June 7 2019 - 5:16 PM

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Uh, that's aphanogaster fulva, wrong video maybe?

 

Yeah wrong journal!! Posting in right one now! LOL


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#18 Offline Acutus - Posted June 10 2019 - 7:59 PM

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UPDATE 6-10-19

 

Well looks like I got 5 more tonight! :D 

 

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#19 Offline CatsnAnts - Posted June 11 2019 - 5:21 AM

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What host workers are you using? I’ve got four Lasius interjectus queens as well, and they rejected L. alienus and L. neoniger.

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#20 Offline Acutus - Posted June 11 2019 - 9:04 AM

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What host workers are you using? I’ve got four Lasius interjectus queens as well, and they rejected L. alienus and L. neoniger.

 

I'm honestly not sure. They may actually be the same species. Check the pics in the next post maybe you can tell me! :D


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