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[ColAnt735]

I’d recommend only keeping one Tetramorium colony at a time.

This, 100% this.

Agreed

I will only keep one colony I am just raising the other two up so they don’t get killed immediately when I release them.

[AntBoi3030]

The native ants:

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I’d recommend only keeping one Tetramorium colony at a time.

This, 100% this.

Agreed

I will only keep one colony I am just raising the other two up so they don’t get killed immediately when I release them.

 

uhhhhh I would suggest selling them not releasing them......

[Kaelwizard]

I’d recommend only keeping one Tetramorium colony at a time.

This, 100% this.

Agreed

I will only keep one colony I am just raising the other two up so they don’t get killed immediately when I release them.

uhhhhh I would suggest selling them not releasing them......

Agreed, releasing them can compromise the local ecosystem if they don’t die immediately.

[ColAnt735]

Good point I won’t release them.

Edited by ColAnt735, January 31 2022 - 7:06 PM.

[ColAnt735]

Mini update 2/2/22 

 

Tetramorium immigrans: I feed them 2 husked sunflower seeds and two mealworms and they completely swarmed the food. The queen laid more eggs.  

I won't update the other two T.immigrans colonies as I plan to sell them.

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis: Nothing new other than the queen laid more eggs.

Lasius brevicornis: nothing new other than more eggs have been laid.

Edited by ColAnt735, March 20 2022 - 4:54 AM.

[ColAnt735]

Update 2/6/22

Includes a never before seen picture of my Pogonomyrmex occidentalis!

 Ok on to the update:

Tetramorium immigrans- I hope the queen of this colony slows down egg production because there are  SO many eggs and small larvae I am going to need way more feeders than I have now to keep this colony fed.  

Crematogaster cerasi- I woke this queen up from diapause and she drank the sugar water I gave her.  

Lasius neoniger- I also woke this queen up from diapause and she drank the sugar water I gave her as well.

Lasius brevicornis- More eggs have been laid but there are no pupa.  

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis- EGGS and more eggs, the egg pile is the size of the queens gaster this is only the second generations eggpile! I thought that this was supposed to be medium growing species!  

 

 

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[antsriondel]

Update 2/6/22

Includes a never before seen picture of my Pogonomyrmex occidentalis!

 Ok on to the update:

Tetramorium immigrans- I hope the queen of this colony slows down egg production because there are  SO many eggs and small larvae I am going to need way more feeders than I have now to keep this colony fed.  

Crematogaster cerasi- I woke this queen up from diapause and she drank the sugar water I gave her.  

Lasius neoniger- I also woke this queen up from diapause and she drank the sugar water I gave her as well.

Lasius brevicornis- More eggs have been laid but there are no pupa.  

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis- EGGS and more eggs, the egg pile is the size of the queens gaster this is only the second generations eggpile! I thought that this was supposed to be medium growing species!  

awesome!!!! your lasius colony's are just like mine they just can't seem to get pupae

[ColAnt735]

Mini update: the Pogonomyrmex occidentalis queen has a second worker! It’s quite a bit bigger than the first worker and is horrible at walking.

[Canadian anter]

Have you thought of tossing your 3 Tetra colonies together? Make one big colony, and in my experience the queens can cooperate until they near a thousand workers

[ColAnt735]

Mini update:
I woke up all my ants from diapause.

Edited by ColAnt735, February 9 2022 - 2:01 PM.

[ColAnt735]

Update 2/12/22

 

Tetramorium immigrans- Brood, brood,and more brood. Antdrew wasn't kidding I can't imagine having three of these tetramorium colonies.  

Solenopsis molesta- This colony had a large die off and now only has around 200 workers.  

Crematogaster cerasi- Eggs!  She laid an egg an egg pile. I  have high hopes for this queen.

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis- Third worker enclosed today and more larvae have pupated.  

Temnothorax curvispinosus- Nothing new other than the queen laid some eggs and the worker who I thought died survived!  

Formica incerta- These ants decided that they would use their queen as a replete and she has a GIANT gaster.

Lasius neoniger- She laid eggs!  

Lasius brevicornis- PUPA! Finally after what feels like forever these queens got pupa!  

Prenolepis imparis-  The  queens are getting physogastric.  

Pics coming soon!

[ColAnt735]

Update 2/15/22

I am not going to update the C.cerasi and L.neoniger because I want to give them time to found a colony without disturbances.

Tetramorium immigrans- These ants are devouring their food every mealworm,cricket,and fruit fly is being eaten. Also the queen laid yet another batch of eggs.  

Temnothorax curvispinosus- Nothing new.

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis- A momentous day for the colony,the first seed storage has been created! More eggs have been laid as well.  Solenopsis molesta- Eating well both of the queen's gasters are getting physogastric so I'm hoping for new eggs.

Prenolepis imparis- Both colony's queens are becoming even more physogastric by the day. Hoping for some eggs soon.

Formica incerta- Nothing new.

Lasius brevicornis - Nothing new.  

 

(I know I said pictures coming soon but I have exams coming up and I have to study   ).

[antsriondel]

Update 2/15/22

I am not going to update the C.cerasi and L.neoniger because I want to give them time to found a colony without disturbances.

Tetramorium immigrans- These ants are devouring their food every mealworm,cricket,and fruit fly is being eaten. Also the queen laid yet another batch of eggs.  

Temnothorax curvispinosus- Nothing new.

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis- A momentous day for the colony,the first seed storage has been created! More eggs have been laid as well.  Solenopsis molesta- Eating well both of the queen's gasters are getting physogastric so I'm hoping for new eggs.

Prenolepis imparis- Both colony's queens are becoming even more physogastric by the day. Hoping for some eggs soon.

Formica incerta- Nothing new.

Lasius brevicornis - Nothing new.  

 

(I know I said pictures coming soon but I have exams coming up and I have to study   ).

nice!!!your colonies are doing really well!!!hope you pass your exams!!!  

[ColAnt735]

 

Update 2/15/22

I am not going to update the C.cerasi and L.neoniger because I want to give them time to found a colony without disturbances.

Tetramorium immigrans- These ants are devouring their food every mealworm,cricket,and fruit fly is being eaten. Also the queen laid yet another batch of eggs.  

Temnothorax curvispinosus- Nothing new.

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis- A momentous day for the colony,the first seed storage has been created! More eggs have been laid as well.  Solenopsis molesta- Eating well both of the queen's gasters are getting physogastric so I'm hoping for new eggs.

Prenolepis imparis- Both colony's queens are becoming even more physogastric by the day. Hoping for some eggs soon.

Formica incerta- Nothing new.

Lasius brevicornis - Nothing new.  

 

(I know I said pictures coming soon but I have exams coming up and I have to study   ).

nice!!!your colonies are doing really well!!!hope you pass your exams!!!  

 

Thanks!

[ColAnt735]

Mini update 2/16/22:

 

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis colony has new larvae and another worker!  (I'll try to get photos tonight).

[ColAnt735]

Photo dump of all my colonies! (The L.brevicornis decided to put the pupa on the cotton so I couldn’t get a picture of it also sorry for the bad Pogonomyrmex photo).

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[ColAnt735]

I'm thinking of moving the Tetramorium immigrans into a cheap Chinese nest as it is the only nest I have available currently and they are in need of new space.

[TacticalHandleGaming]

If it's one of those cheap red plaster nests, I wouldn't recommend it. They can squeeze between the glass and escape. 

[ColAnt735]

I tested it with the S.molesta prior to the die off the S.molesta couldn't escape so my reasoning is the T.immigrans can't either.