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Jared Crematogaster Journal

Started By Jaredshedr , Jul 2 2020 4:46 PM

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#1 Offline Jaredshedr - Posted July 2 2020 - 4:46 PM

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Alright. We got nanitics...my first ever nanitics...We fed the nanitics (Lil cooked egg yolk and sugar water, until I can get some insects tomorrow) Workers visually went and fed the queen which was super cool to see. They need a new test tube as their water is drying up so I provided that and hopefully they will make the move.

Just harassed them for far too long. Pics to follow hopefully soon.
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#2 Offline Jaredshedr - Posted July 3 2020 - 5:59 PM

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Well the queen is dead. Not sure how, but that was a quick run. Have a bunch of founding colonies so will be trying again soon. Are eggs not generally safe to feed them?

The workers enjoyed the mealworm I gave them today at least.

#3 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 4 2020 - 5:45 AM

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Eggs are fine but ants do best when fed insects.

#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 4 2020 - 6:03 AM

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I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the egg. Queens just randomly die sometimes. Bad genetics, I’d say. Plenty more queens out there, so don’t lose heart.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#5 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 4 2020 - 7:09 AM

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I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the egg. Queens just randomly die sometimes. Bad genetics, I’d say. Plenty more queens out there, so don’t lose heart.

I agree. In captivity, queens with terrible genetics are given a chance they never would’ve possibly gotten in the wild.
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

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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