Well, my sister came and visited those of us still in Texas. She lives in Florida these days. Along the way she saw a neat cactus at a stop and bought it for me. That was mid July. A couple of weeks later I did asked where she bought the plant but being I only asked after I found the stowaway she had a fuzzy memory and was not sure.
About a week after recieving the plant I rehomed it into a roomy pot and discovered a giant Camponotus sp. queen ant with eggs and larva in the soil. I knew it was not native with its red / black color and its 15mm - 18mm size. The internet seems to agree that it is a Camponotus floridanus queen.
August 1st, 2018: Pupa forming
These are the first pictures I shared here. This is when she had pupa forming and I was finally curious enough to post and confirm the species.
August 13th, 2019:
The first nanitic eclosed. A move into an AntsCanada test tube portal was made.
August 15th, 2019:
Looks like nanitics will be eclosing rapidly now. Up to 4 now!
Edited by dominatus, August 16 2019 - 8:37 AM.
