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hi this my formica journal including  formica montana  formica neoclara and on the shiping soon  are formica sudsericea  the formica neoclara where dug up as medium colony then lost a lot of workers in hibernation     but all 3 queens survived     

 

 

the diet of the ants is blood worm soup suger water  superworms   dubia roaches  caned meal worms  honey 

 

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February 16th 22 all colonys are alive and well formica Montana all colonys have 1 to 150 workers and most have brood 3 are in hibernation parasitic sp have 2 cocons 7 to 9 host workers formica neoclara has 9 to 13 workers 3 queens lots of brood and some lava pics soon

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Formica pics

Parasitic queen

Formica neoclara

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3-2-22 the parasitic formica hase 2 biological workers 

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3-4-22  formica subsericea   my ants i got from tarheel ants came in yesterday   formica  subsericea  5-8 workers 2-3 larva 1 pupa  i feed them sugar water and a dubia pece  pics soon   

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Formica pics
Parasitic Formica

Edited by United-Ants, March 7 2022 - 6:27 PM.

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Formica subsericea pics

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Parasitic Formica
All of there pupa have hacht and are workers The workers are red and bl
ack a bit biger then the host workers
Parasitic Formica pics

Formica subsericea are growing they have a pile of eggs 4 pupa Formica subsericea pics

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Formica neoclara have 3 pupa 4-5 lava a small pile of eggs neoclara pic
s

Formica montana colony d has 2 queens
Eggs and lava and 4-5 workers they love cannd crickets sugar water montana pics

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Formica subsericea got a new workers today

Formica neoclara got 2 new workers but rat one Formica montana all colonys are alive and downing good

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4_9_22
Formica subsericea 15 to 20 workers tons of brood


Formica neoclara new eggs Parasitic Formica no new eggs or workers I think they a slavamaker
Formica montana colony a doming very good 200 workers and lots of brood colony b good with lots of brood and 150 workers
Colony c same as colony b
I have more then thes 3 Formica montana colony like five to six more

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Formica pics Formica montana colony a
Formica montana colony c
Formica subsericea

Edited by United-Ants, April 9 2022 - 5:00 PM.

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4_20_22 bad news formica neoclara are down to 1 queen 0 workers formica subsericea fludid there test tube so i moved them to a new nest good news I{ dug up new formica montana colony today dead did not update that}

Edited by United-Ants, November 17 2022 - 1:08 PM.

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New colony

Found a formica podzilka

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Happy may the 4th formica subsericea more brood Formica podzilca lots of eggs Parasitic Formica wating for some host pupa

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found a  Parasitic Formica queen today in my front yard 

[T.C.]

Formica sp. although sensitive are one if my favorite species. Mine always exploded in year two.

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Parasitic Formica colony 2

Edited by United-Ants, June 2 2022 - 3:01 PM.

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Formica subsericea
Parasitic Formica colony 1

Edited by United-Ants, June 2 2022 - 3:15 PM.

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formica sub

no brood  still eating a lot

Formica podzilca

loots of eggs and small lava

parsitic formica colony 1 and 2 where given tons of host brood