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Ecan's Monomorium minimum journal
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Posted December 31 2020 - 6:33 PM
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Earlier today I received a colony of Monomorium minimum with at least 7 queens, 200-300 workers, and a lot of brood! I will get pictures tomorrow
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Posted January 1 2021 - 7:28 PM
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Cool!
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Posted January 1 2021 - 10:20 PM
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I will post pictures and a video tomorrow
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Posted January 2 2021 - 6:53 AM
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Here is a video of them
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Posted January 2 2021 - 6:56 AM
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Cool colony. Welcome to Team Monomin! You just gotta love this species.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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Posted January 31 2021 - 4:54 PM
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Update 1-31-21
I gave them an outworld two weeks ago, and they have since eaten over six mealworms and some honey water. Recently about half of their larvae have turned into pupae, and the queens have laid another batch of eggs! I also got another colony with about 100 workers and 8 queens that are currently hibernating. I will try to post a video and pictures when my internet is working better.
I gave them an outworld two weeks ago, and they have since eaten over six mealworms and some honey water. Recently about half of their larvae have turned into pupae, and the queens have laid another batch of eggs! I also got another colony with about 100 workers and 8 queens that are currently hibernating. I will try to post a video and pictures when my internet is working better.
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Posted April 1 2021 - 10:39 PM
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I tried to put my larger colony in a mini hearth but most of them managed to escape through the gap between it and the glass. So far I only have about 70 workers and 5 queens that I got from the mini hearth and on my desk.
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Posted April 2 2021 - 6:02 AM
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Oh no! That is horrible. They must be so small.
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Posted April 2 2021 - 7:01 AM
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Oh no! That is horrible. They must be so small.
Absolutely tiny.
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Posted April 2 2021 - 7:05 AM
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Yup. Their species name is minimum for a reason.
Ecan, you may want to put a bead of hot glue around the glass. I could be wrong, but I doubt Monomorium would chew through that. Silicone would be even better.
Ecan, you may want to put a bead of hot glue around the glass. I could be wrong, but I doubt Monomorium would chew through that. Silicone would be even better.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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Posted April 2 2021 - 3:00 PM
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Yeah, they are just big enough to not escape.Oh no! That is horrible. They must be so small.
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