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[SpaceX1193]

This is about the progress of my Camponotus Chromiades colony.

[SpaceX1193]

So here we are now. A large larvae pile, Fat ghasters, and 5 pupae.

https://imgur.com/gallery/Kief8EA

Here they are

Edited by SpaceX1193, May 5 2021 - 7:44 PM.

[MsTesaAnt]

Great picture.  Good luck with your ants.

[SpaceX1193]

Here was her founding process

https://imgur.com/gallery/7wsZ5gn

And here was her progress to the first hibernation

(I caught the queen April 5th 2020)

The last picture was taken during hibernation.

https://imgur.com/gallery/xCZDgMV
Here was her founding process

https://imgur.com/gallery/7wsZ5gn

And here was her progress to the first hibernation

(I caught the queen April 5th 2020)

The last picture was taken during hibernation.

https://imgur.com/gallery/xCZDgMV

[SpaceX1193]

https://imgur.com/gallery/zWoylDB

The queen has been shifting positions today as usual. I also included some of the ants eating fruit flies.

Edit: also I forgot to mention we now have 6 pupae and there’s a larvae that might be making her cocoon.

Edited by SpaceX1193, March 15 2021 - 2:58 PM.

[SpaceX1193]

Update (3/17/21-3/18/21)

Colonies doing good. Queen may have laid more eggs not sure. 8 pupae now.

They have had a big appetite recently.

https://imgur.com/gallery/DjLcB2J

Edited by SpaceX1193, March 18 2021 - 12:27 PM.

[SpaceX1193]

Update (3/24/21)

https://imgur.com/gallery/WIsQMCV

16 pupae today. The queen laid more eggs (a total of 30 is estimated)

[SpaceX1193]

Update 4/8/21-4/9/21

More pupae have hatched since I last updated. Bringing the worker count to 33 as of today. More larvae have also pupated since I last updated. Some more recently. The queen also laid some more eggs. Egg batch looks the same size as last because some eggs hatched already from the last batches.

They also got a new outworld from tar heel ants. Yeah I know diy is better for outworlds but my mom doesn’t let me use Tupperware so instead she decided to buy me a 36 dollar outworld instead of 5 dollar Tupperware. Tbh idc it’s a nice outworld so I’m fine.

https://imgur.com/gallery/5Otlt9I

[SpaceX1193]

Update: 4-15-21

Here they are: https://imgur.com/gallery/zhEavgb

41 workers. In the last video is a pupae that might be their first major (if it is it’s gonna be small ofc) and they have about 4-6 pupae and larvae of similar size.

[SpaceX1193]

Update 5/4/21

Just ordered their new nest from tar heel ants (it’s a custom mini hearth) and they have 63 workerss.

Here they are: https://imgur.com/gallery/BmMMmGu

The last two pics show their two major pupae and you can see their eyes.

[SpaceX1193]

The queen is dying. She keeps falling over and can’t get up withought the workers. She’s moving aimlessly in circles.

Her time is limited and the colonies fate is sealed

https://imgur.com/a/RetmaKX

Edited by SpaceX1193, August 29 2021 - 5:47 PM.

[smares]

That's such a bummer when the queen dies suddenly! May she rain supreme when she crosses over the rainbow bridge.

[m99]

Aw, sorry about that what a bummer. They were a gorgeous colony.