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Kael's Nylanderia sp. Journal DISCONTINUED

Started By Kaelwizard , Jun 26 2019 9:12 AM

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#1 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 26 2019 - 9:12 AM

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I was looking for a C. pennsylvanicus queen and found this queen instead. She had a pile of pupae that seemingly disappeared when I scooped her up. She has a worker but its abdomen was cut off during collection. She has a pile of eggs that could actually be small larvae.

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#2 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 26 2019 - 9:20 AM

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She has a pupa too. I can brood boost her. There are lots of nearby colonies. I gave her some sugar water stuff.

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#3 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 27 2019 - 5:14 AM

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I moved the test tube next to a heat mat used for my scorpion.

#4 Offline Scherme - Posted June 27 2019 - 8:33 AM

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Good luck with her. 

 

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#5 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 27 2019 - 11:46 AM

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Good luck with her.

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#6 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 27 2019 - 11:53 AM

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I gave her more sugar today. There are two or three eggs next to her that I think she just laid. So far, so good.


#7 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 28 2019 - 5:31 AM

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I am re-identifying this queen as Lasius americanus. The L. neoniger queen I found last year looked a lot different.

#8 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 29 2019 - 6:23 AM

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I think she ate her eggs. Couldn’t find them. I won’t check on her for a week.

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#9 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted June 29 2019 - 1:18 PM

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How often were you checking on her beforehand? Once a week should actually be the normal amount.


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#10 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 29 2019 - 2:18 PM

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I checked on her too much. Part of it is that I worried she would die because she had a worker, but now doesn’t. I am having to give her food because of this.

#11 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 1 2019 - 3:05 PM

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Ok guys. I flipped over a log and voila, a Lasius colony! There was tons of alate pupae, but more importantly, worker pupae. I only took 2 though. I just now added them to her tube. I am now naming this queen Ceres. It’s a Roman goddess that is about agriculture, fertility and motherly relationships. I though that was appropriate for an ant queen.
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#12 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 2 2019 - 6:57 AM

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I checked up on her to see if she accepted the pupae. I then realized how stupid I am. She is NYLANDERIA!

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#14 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 2 2019 - 7:19 AM

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Her abdomen is a bit flat and she can barely walk.

#15 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 4 2019 - 6:45 PM

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She died. Probably yesterday.
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