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[Amatty76]

So Formica subintegra had nuptial flights today and I caught 2 queens from flights, but what i didn’t expect is that when I dug into their nest they would have 3 dealates including one that’s a callow. Which means they might be inbreeding because I don’t think they would send a callow out let it mate then drag her back in. Also both queens I caught from flights were also inbred as I watched their brothers mate with them.

Edited by Amatty76, July 16 2021 - 8:22 PM.

[Amatty76]

Well 3 queens got killed, they have one larva, and all the hosts have eclosed.

[AntBoi3030]

Nice, hopefully this colony does better then the previous one. I caught one of these about two weeks ago. She has 8 hosts and about a dozen host pupae. Do you know when they’ll start laying?

[Amatty76]

Nice, hopefully this colony does better then the previous one. I caught one of these about two weeks ago. She has 8 hosts and about a dozen host pupae. Do you know when they’ll start laying?

I think most the times they start laying after hibernation but they sometimes lay before.

[Amatty76]

I caught some latipes, I’m not getting my hopes too high but i was able to successfully introduce a queen to workers last year so hopefully I can get them to workers with this batch. 

[Amatty76]

All 4 of the latipes I caught are still alive, 2 are at the tolerance stage, 1 is being cleaned, and 1 seems to be accepted to the main host group.

Edited by Amatty76, August 27 2021 - 1:52 PM.

[AntBoi3030]

Lucky, I’m so jealous

Edited by AntBoi3030, August 28 2021 - 6:33 AM.

[futurebird]

OMG I love latipes. Please keep us updated on them. I know they can be tricky. But what interesting ants!

[Amatty76]

I tried to combine a 1 and 2 queen group and 1 queen is fighting another but she seems to not care about the other one.

[Amatty76]

Anyways here’s the accepted latipes, I really hope she’s mated.

[AntBoi3030]

Anyways here’s the accepted latipes, I really hope she’s mated.

How’s you get so many hosts? It’s quite impressive

[AntBoi3030]

I hate double posts

Edited by AntBoi3030, August 28 2021 - 5:51 PM.

[Amatty76]

 

Anyways here’s the accepted latipes, I really hope she’s mated.

How’s you get so many hosts? It’s quite impressive

 

I’ve been stocking up neoniger since april specifically for latipes.

Anyways i gave the 2q group some pupae from my americanus colony.

[Amatty76]

Both groups are doing good, and all queens are being fed.

Edited by Amatty76, September 3 2021 - 5:05 AM.

[NancyZamora4991]

Do you know if she is fertile

[Amatty76]

The 2 queen latipes laid eggs, anyways have some latipes and subintegra pics.

[Amatty76]

The 2q group died but I expected that because it was a super tiny host group with 2 queens. I also put the 1q one into diapause.

[Amatty76]

Alpha latipes/clavipes 

[Amatty76]

Clavipes died.   

[BDantsalberta]

Update please! I love this journal! Also, good on you for getting that latipes queen a proper amount of hosts. Some people say that all you need is 20 or so workers, but if you want success, you would want 200-300 hosts or more like what you have.

Edited by BDantsalberta, February 10 2023 - 11:01 AM.