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Acutus' Formica subsericea Journal Update 2/19/20 Egg!

Started By Acutus , Jul 24 2019 6:34 PM

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#61 Offline Acutus - Posted February 20 2020 - 10:14 AM

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Same here. I will be checking my Formica argentea queen tonight after three weeks in seclusion. Hopefully she has some brood by now. Updates coming soon!

Crossing fingers for ya!!!

Billy

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#62 Offline ANTdrew - Posted February 21 2020 - 5:29 AM

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Alright! My F. argentea queen has at least two or three eggs. I didn't look that closely because she is SO jumpy. Hopefully she won't do anything stupid or rash like eating the eggs. I'll check again in another two weeks.

Acutus and Ants_Dakota like this

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#63 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted February 21 2020 - 8:16 AM

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that is exactly the same with my formica. They really are so jumpy!

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