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Tetramorium immigrans (Lillyrose)

Started By Lillyrose , Mar 17 2021 11:25 AM

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#61 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted June 11 2021 - 4:57 AM

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Seeing your colony grow so big, so fast makes me dissapointed all over again about the time when I lost my Tetramorium queen due to some stupid Monomorium Pharaonis.hmph :ugone2far: :ugone2far:


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Been keeping ants since January of 2021

Always try new things, even if its hard, hard is not impossible. We are smart and it's good to be smart but not too smart for your own good.

#62 Offline Lillyrose - Posted June 11 2021 - 12:25 PM

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Seeing your colony grow so big, so fast makes me dissapointed all over again about the time when I lost my Tetramorium queen due to some stupid Monomorium Pharaonis.hmph :ugone2far: :ugone2far:


That reminds me .. I need to put some more Fluon on the outside of the box.. I feel for you
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#63 Offline yibsi - Posted June 11 2021 - 6:01 PM

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Suddenly, Tetramorium seems much more interesting!  Luckily flights will still be going on in two weeks so I will definitely be looking for some queens

Same, I caught some T. immigrans the other day and am looking forward to keeping them :lol: :lol: :lol: 


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    Nylanderia parvula - 4 queen polygynous colony with larvae + devoloping workers

    Camponotus pennsylvanicus  - 1 queen with 2 cocoons, and a few larvae and eggs

    Tetramorium immigrans - 3 colonies, first nanetics!

    Formica pallidifulva - 1 queen, 8-10 eggs

    Tetramorium atratulum - 1 queen with roughly 17 host workers

    :D Pheidole pilifera - 1 queen! recently caught! :D

    Solenopsis Molesta - 2 queens so far, polygenous set-up

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#64 Offline Lillyrose - Posted June 12 2021 - 4:16 AM

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A lot of people don't like these girls for a variety of reasons.

Someone spent 20 minutes explaining why I don't want to use them in my classroom ... but I think these girls are fantastic.

They spoil me for my other ants though, they just out preform everyone.
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#65 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 12 2021 - 5:03 AM

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Haters gonna hate. There’s nothing wrong with Tetramorium, but they can be a handful when the colony gets really huge. At a certain point, I’d recommend actively limiting their growth rate.
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#66 Offline Lillyrose - Posted June 16 2021 - 7:06 AM

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Haters gonna hate. There’s nothing wrong with Tetramorium, but they can be a handful when the colony gets really huge. At a certain point, I’d recommend actively limiting their growth rate.


Like removing from heat and reducing protein?

#67 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 16 2021 - 7:15 AM

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Yes, something along those lines.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#68 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted September 16 2021 - 11:41 AM

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Update?
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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#69 Offline smares - Posted September 16 2021 - 11:54 PM

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Yeah, update?

#70 Offline Lillyrose - Posted September 25 2021 - 7:05 PM

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Sorry!

School this year has been absolutely insane and I've been unable to do much updating. I ended up moving the girls to a Casita. It was too big so I stuffed half of it with cotton to keep them on one side and it's working out really well.

The only issue is I have a hard time telling how much water is in the water tank. I keep over filling it and it floods a little.

I'll take some pictures tomorrow. I cannot even see the queen anymore, she's totally protected by her workers.

The amount of brood is amazing.

I really love watching these girls but they sometimes look like a massive mass of black swirls, limbs and shiny heads moving around.
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