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[Acutus]

Update 6/11

 

Ok so I setup all 5 this morning. #1 #2 #4 seem to be doing ok. #3 I think is dead #5 isn't looking great either.   

Close pic is #3

 

 

 

As for the first 2 Queens: Queen #2 had a worker die so now there are 4 and the Queens wings are now Shed! (Could this be a precursor to laying eggs?)

Queen #1 no real changes Queen and 5 workers seem to be doing well.

 

 

 

[Acutus]

What a difference a day makes!!   

 

Of the original 2 Queens it appears Queen#2 is dead.     Queen 1 and her 5 workers are still ok.

 

Of the new 5 Queens, only Queen #1 is still alive.   

 

Maybe I'm not cut out for this Lasius thing yet. I can see losing one of the originals but I'm stumped as to why 4 of the other 5 are now dead.   

[CatsnAnts]

Ah, that’s sad one of my Lasius interjectus queens was curled up in a dead position, 3 hours later, she was alive and well. She might just be “playing dead” like mine. I wouldn’t give up yet either, I don’t want to raise Lasius parasites alone!

[TennesseeAnts]

Parasitic ants often end up like this. Trust me. I know.

[Jamiesname]

Have you been feeding them? I've found that parasitic queens die after a couple days without food.

[Acutus]

Have you been feeding them? I've found that parasitic queens die after a couple days without food.

 

Yes. Honey and a bit of mealworm, yesterday I put in a fly. (original 2)

 

The 4 outta 5 group I just caught night before last. Was going to feed them honey today. I just fed the survivor.

[NickAnter]

Yep, leave them there, they could uncurl.  Happened to me a day ago. Two molesta queens curled up, and even when I flicked their container, they did not move. Today, they are alive and kicking!

Edited by NickAnter, April 5 2020 - 12:56 PM.

[Acutus]

Nope they are definitely all dead.

I'm down to 2 Queens now. Queen #1 from the first set with 5 workers still and then Queen #1 form the second group I haven't added workers yet.

 

So these will now be known as Queen #1 and #2 respectively.

[CatsnAnts]

Ya, I think I’m down to 2 queens as well.

[TennesseeAnts]

I'm down to 1.

[Acutus]

Well at least it's not me. Like they say "Misery loves company!"  Good Luck guys one of us has to pull these girls through!!

[TennesseeAnts]

I'm down to none.....

[Jamiesname]

How are you guys feeding them? And what are you feeding them?

[CatsnAnts]

I’ve been feeding them honey on a q-tip in their test tubes. I haven’t given them any protein though because they don’t have any brood.

[Acutus]

How are you guys feeding them? And what are you feeding them?

I put a dab of Honey near the entrance of the tube and I've seen them eat it. I have also offered bit of meal worm and flys but I haven't seen any interest showed in it really. I need to start up some fruit fly cultures I think.

[CatsnAnts]

Update?

[Acutus]

Well everything went to heck after the last update so for this year I'm calling this a failure.   

Think these were a little more than I could handle at this point. I got plenty of other ants I gotta work at anyhow.