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[TennesseeAnts]

3-21-19

They would not move, even though the water was completely gone in the tube. So I dumped them into the outworld. They are now moving in. I did not realize how much brood they really have. I'd say they have about 250-300 brood. New workers too. I boosted the new queen with a pupa, so she can get a head start.

Edited by Ant_Dude2908, March 21 2019 - 8:36 AM.

[TennesseeAnts]

3-23-19

The newer queen has her one worker and some eggs! I found a weird queen that looks like lineolata, but smaller. The large colony has about 45 workers and 200 brood. They forage a lot too.

[ANTdrew]

Sounds like they’re thriving! You should change your username to CrematoMaster, lol. This genus is worth all the hype, for sure. So much fun to keep and observe.

[TennesseeAnts]

Yeah I can't wait for June/July! They fly in the thousands and are impossible to not step on a few! Last year in one flight I got over 30 queens, but kept the five fittest. Those were C. cerasi. The lineolata flights aren't as big, but are still hard to miss.

[TennesseeAnts]

4-9-19

The largest colony has easily 200 brood now and just about 100 workers. They are pretty active foragers now.

[ANTdrew]

Nice work! Two of my queens are doing very well, too.

[TennesseeAnts]

4-18-19

 

The large colony has around 110 workers and too much brood to count! They took a huge cricket leg today as well.

[Kaelwizard]

From what I have heard, C. lineolata is the only polygonous one so you are in luck. It is really rare though.

[TennesseeAnts]

I found out these are cerasi.

[TennesseeAnts]

4-29-19

Colony #1 has around 200 workers and too much brood, and colony #2 has 11 workers and about 20 brood.

[TennesseeAnts]

I traded the small colony for a small colony of Aphaenogaster rudis. They weren't doing much.

[RushmoreAnts]

I check her twice every day. 

Seriously? Are you sure you didn't mean twice a week?

[TennesseeAnts]

 

I check her twice every day. 

Seriously? Are you sure you didn't mean twice a week?

 

Yep. I check all of my ants (except my Nievamyrmex) twice a day, sometimes more.

[NickAnter]

 

 

I check her twice every day. 

Seriously? Are you sure you didn't mean twice a week?

 

Yep. I check all of my ants (except my Nievamyrmex) twice a day, sometimes more.

 

Same. They are all doing great, and don't eat their brood. I mean, I wouldn't check on Myrmecocystus or Hypoponera that much. They are ultra-sensitive.

Edited by NickAnter, April 15 2020 - 1:52 PM.

[RushmoreAnts]

I might just do that, except with Formica, as they would eat their eggs for sure.

[TennesseeAnts]

I might just do that, except with Formica, as they would eat their eggs for sure.

I check my Formica every day as well.

[RushmoreAnts]

Once I get a larger colony, I probably would acclimate them to light and not cover them at all, as I like to simply stare at them for long periods of time. 

[RushmoreAnts]

 

I might just do that, except with Formica, as they would eat their eggs for sure.

I check my Formica every day as well.

Even the founding queens?

[TennesseeAnts]

 

 

I might just do that, except with Formica, as they would eat their eggs for sure.

I check my Formica every day as well.

Even the founding queens?

 

Yessir.

[Thunder_Birds]

Won’t they be more of a successful colony(s) if you didn’t check on them as much?

Edited by Thunder_Birds, April 15 2020 - 2:42 PM.