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[Ants_Dakota]

In my experience with Solenopsis molesta I could never get more than a few queens to found together succesfully. Yet 57 queens do just fine together if in a large colony  . Good luck lol

This colony had some workers, but was neglected, and everything was dead, except the queen. i got if for free, and am nursing it back to full health.

[Thunder_Birds]

Nice man!

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

I believe the Lasius has a larvae (right by her it's curvy so it defiantly isn't substrate), so congrats!

[DDD101DDD]

I believe the Lasius has a larvae (right by her it's curvy so it defiantly isn't substrate), so congrats!

Larva have a dark spot in them, I think that's just a piece of sand.

[RushmoreAnts]

Yes. And it's not like Lasius to lay only one egg in a batch. It's not uncommon for them to lay at least a couple dozen.

[Ants_Dakota]

I did put some eggs in there, so maybe they became larvae?

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

maybe...

[RushmoreAnts]

I did put some eggs in there, so maybe they became larvae?

From where?

[Ants_Dakota]

 

I did put some eggs in there, so maybe they became larvae?

From where?

 

from before she hibernated. She had a batch. I didn't know if she had found them, though...

[Ants_Dakota]

Update #3-3/12/2020

Here is my update. The solenopsis molesta is doing good, they have a huge batch of eggs. There is 6 or 7 queens(one might be dead or dying, i can't tell)

My formica is also doing good with maybe 10 eggs, and there might be 1 or 2 small larvae in there

And my tetramorium is doing good as always, with some new pupa.

Lasius had been given to AntsDakota.

[Thunder_Birds]

Looks like their doin' good! That is alot of solenopsis queens By the way, what happened to that large colony that you dug up? The red ants, I can't remember what they were called

[Ants_Dakota]

Looks like their doin''' good! That is alot of solenopsis queens By the way, what happened to that large colony that you dug up? The red ants, I can't remember what they were called

Myrmica Americana. The hibernation in SD took them

Edited by Ants_Dakota, March 12 2020 - 12:00 PM.

[Thunder_Birds]

Oh no!!!!! I’m so sorry! Hopefully you will find an awesome colony that you like this year.

Edited by Thunder_Birds, March 12 2020 - 12:25 PM.

[Ants_Dakota]

Oh no!!!!! I’m so sorry!

I have learned my lesson. never put a colony in any small nest outside for hibernation. Something funny though, my only colony that survived was a lasius that was in a test tube, yet a colony in a Air Conditioning tower disn't survive(Yes, i do not like AntsCanada towers at all )

[RushmoreAnts]

Pogonomyrmex are more interesting than Myrmica anyways. They’re always there if you ever wanted to buy some.......

[Thunder_Birds]

Shoot! Well, as I said before, it’s part of the ant journey, and guess what? You learned something out of it! So, that’s good news...

Edited by Thunder_Birds, March 12 2020 - 12:36 PM.

[Ants_Dakota]

Shoot! Well, as I said before, it’s part of the ant journey, and guess what? You learned something out of it!

Never said better. It took me 3 years to raise my first queen to workers. It was formica.

Edited by Ants_Dakota, March 12 2020 - 12:30 PM.

[Ants_Dakota]

Update #4 3/19/2020

Quick note, I will be on formiculture rarely in the next months, as i am working on other things related to ants. Just wanted to note that.

Now, for my Formica. She has a clump of eggs, and maybe 3 larvae? Not positive.

And here is for a new colony given to my by Ants4Fun. A Camponotus Pennsalvanicus queen. She has laid 3 eggs.

[Ants_Dakota]

Also on a good note for Ants4Fun, I did a business trade with him, and was 100% thrilled with the quality and design of the formicarium

I will highly enjoy doing business with him in the future.

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

It's a  shame that you aren't going to be on as much in the following months, it was always a joy to talk to you