Would they accept cerasi or lineolata brood?
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Would they accept cerasi or lineolata brood?
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I've decided I don't want to bother with brood boosting. I only really one want one colony anyway, so I will be releasing the two struggling queens once it gets a bit warmer. Sigyn looks like she will be a lot of fun to keep, but the other two have been more stress than it's worth.
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Would they accept cerasi or lineolata brood?
Yes, I believe they would. Crematogaster are all very similar. Larvae are very easy to gather from a Crematogaster nest during the day because colonies will move most of their more developed brood close to the surface on a hot day(Crematogaster are really into that heat). I wouldn't try gathering brood from a nest later in the afternoon though, because the brood will be buried deep. This doesn't apply to wood nesting colonies obviously.
Have you tried feeding your colonies tiny pieces of apple? Mine love them and they will continue to chew into it long after it appears dry.
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Yes, I believe they would. Crematogaster are all very similar. Larvae are very easy to gather from a Crematogaster nest during the day because colonies will move most of their more developed brood close to the surface on a hot day(Crematogaster are really into that heat). I wouldn't try gathering brood from a nest later in the afternoon though, because the brood will be buried deep. This doesn't apply to wood nesting colonies obviously.Would they accept cerasi or lineolata brood?
Have you tried feeding your colonies tiny pieces of apple? Mine love them and they will continue to chew into it long after it appears dry.
Edited by Ant_Dude2908, April 2 2019 - 10:08 AM.
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My succesful queen, Sigyn, is. She is up to 21 workers.Do you have them in a ‘tubs and tubes’ setup?
Good news: I checked Frigg today, and several new workers eclosed bringing her to four total. If the random deaths stop, she will be good to go.
Sigyn had 23 workers and a new batch of eggs when I checked her last night, so they are thriving. Her gaster is swollen like a balloon!
Photo Update 4-8-2019
A lot happened this weekend and things are really looking up for two of the queens. As everyone always says, these are really fun ants to keep. I'm thinking these may be C. lineolata because queens and worker are all jet black. Some interesting things I've noticed is that they always have one or more ants posted around the entrance to their tube as a sentry. They are also far less clean than my Tetramorium; my biggest colony has left a big pile of chewed up insect parts right in contact with their brood. I'll probably only be keeping one of these colonies, so one or two of them will be available for sale soon. If you are in VA and interested, PM me.
Sigyn has 24 or more workers now, by far the most productive queen:
Edited by ANTdrew, April 8 2019 - 7:07 AM.
I've noticed that Crematogaster like to chew their food into tiny sawdust like pieces. I'm not sure if it is just leftover bits of exoskeleton, or if it is bits of food that they intend on consuming, but either way this behavior definitely does dirty up their nest.
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Wow! Yeah, I can tell these girls grow crazy fast. I won't be able to handle more than one colony alongside my two explosively growing Teramorium colonies. I'll need to sell one and figure out what to do with my second Tetramorium colony. I don't want to spread myself too thin.
Update 4-18-19
These ants continue to do very well. They do lots of interesting and endearing things like hang all their brood from the top of their test tube. At one point, Sigyn had a pupae hanging straight down from its head. Not quite sure why they would do this, but it cracked me up. Here's a photo:
Sigyn's pupae are getting much larger now due to steady flow of protein, and last night I caught this glimpse of her first full size worker eclosing. You can see the size comparison easily with the nanitic next to her:
Thanks for the pics. I have a C. Cerasi colony of about 300 and only got the Queen (+ 5 workers) in October. My first colony and I love watching them in their various projects.
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