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Aaron's Forelius sp. Journal

Started By Aaron567 , Jun 27 2019 12:50 PM
forelius pruinosus dolichoderinae

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#1 Offline Aaron567 - Posted June 27 2019 - 12:50 PM

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Forelius sp.

 

On June 2, 2019, at around 6:00 AM, I found my first ever queen of Forelius. It is most likely F. pruinosus, but I will have to wait until I have full-sized workers so I can put them under a microscope and know for sure (there is an undescribed species around here that is very similar to pruinosus). This species has large, multi-queen colonies and are extremely fast and heat-tolerant. 

 

June 2, 2019

 

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June 26, 2019

 

First nanitic. Very tiny and already runs very fast. This queen has produced a very nice first brood.

 

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#2 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted June 27 2019 - 12:53 PM

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Wow. Good luck! Though, from what I have heard, you don't need a lot of luck to get a colony of these going. :lol:


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#3 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 27 2019 - 3:40 PM

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I have found dozens of these queens, but they died before they got workers... :*(

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#4 Offline DJoseph98 - Posted July 2 2019 - 2:53 PM

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I have found dozens of these queens, but they died before they got workers... :*(

Same. Right now I'm down to one...

 

 

Forelius sp.

 

On June 2, 2019, at around 6:00 AM, I found my first ever queen of Forelius. It is most likely F. pruinosus, but I will have to wait until I have full-sized workers so I can put them under a microscope and know for sure (there is an undescribed species around here that is very similar to pruinosus). This species has large, multi-queen colonies and are extremely fast and heat-tolerant. 

 

June 2, 2019

 

ksBfhOF.jpg

ejP4sTE.jpg

 

 

June 26, 2019

 

First nanitic. Very tiny and already runs very fast. This queen has produced a very nice first brood.

 

LdhjOyR.jpg

vGyNjVg.jpg

24 days for egg to worker?!?! I had no idea that they grew that fast!


Current Colonies

1 x Camponotus nearcticus (Monogynous), 1 x Crematogaster cerasi (Monogynous), 1 x Formica cf. subsericea (Polygynous Two-Queen), 1 x Formica cf. pallidefulva (Monogynous, single worker),

1 x Lasius cf. americanus (Pleometrotic Founding, now Monogynous), 1 x Tetramorium immigrans (Monogynous)

 

Current Founding Units

1 x Formica cf. subsericea (Monogynous)

 

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#5 Offline AntPhycho - Posted July 2 2019 - 4:49 PM

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24 days for egg to worker?!?! I had no idea that they grew that fast!

 

Depends a lot on heat. 


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#6 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 3 2019 - 8:03 AM

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It sounds comparable to the growth rate of some Formica and Tetramorium immigrans, so it's not necessarily unusual.


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Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

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