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My Formica subsericea colony.

Started By Antcatcherpro3 , Mar 8 2021 9:12 AM

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#81 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 25 2021 - 11:34 AM

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You should ask on your birthday. You get a lot of stuff then (or I do).


#82 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 26 2021 - 8:02 AM

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OMG..... I gave my colony some honey and they drank for a straight 50 minutes! :o  Atleast they got sugar.........


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#83 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 27 2021 - 8:28 AM

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They have 6 larvea.


#84 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted April 7 2021 - 7:38 AM

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The larvea are growing prett fast. Now there are 4 big size larvea.


#85 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted April 7 2021 - 7:40 AM

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I am ordering a new formicarium for them, which I mentioned in another post. I am probably getting a mini hearth from tarheelants.


#86 Offline Lillyrose - Posted April 10 2021 - 5:23 AM

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I'm told tarheels is the best .. I love looking at all the designs

#87 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted April 27 2021 - 5:11 AM

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The colony is doing great. They almost have more pupae which is very exciting. I keep expecting these first 2 nanitics to die off soon, but they lasted since last October which is crazy. If nanitics live this long in Formica than the workers must live even longer.


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#88 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted April 27 2021 - 3:29 PM

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I will post pics of them after a while because I don't want to disturb them too much.


#89 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted April 30 2021 - 8:09 AM

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My Formica colony has pupae! I had low hopes for the queen when I caught her back in August because the queen didn't lay for a few weeks, but now she has a healthy growing colony  :D I'll expect the second generation of workers soon!


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#90 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted April 30 2021 - 8:11 AM

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Also the pupae are actually cocoons. I guess the nanitics just couldn't make a cocoon.


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When do tetramorium fly.

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#92 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted May 3 2021 - 12:08 PM

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now there are 2 pupae!


#93 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted May 5 2021 - 7:18 AM

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I can't wait for the next generation of workers coming in a few days! :D


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#94 Offline Lillyrose - Posted May 5 2021 - 5:08 PM

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Did you get any pictures? I wanna see! Lol ... but I understand not bothering them too much .. ill wait till they're comfortable

#95 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted May 9 2021 - 1:47 PM

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No new workers yet but they are getting close!


#96 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted May 11 2021 - 3:34 AM

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Last post here before I move this journal to https://www.formicul...al/#entry186311. My formica test tube ran out of water so I moved them to a fresh one.


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