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[AntsAreUs]

I'm trying to see if there is a limit to brood boosting a single queen, I don't think there is a limit as long as it's pupa but it will definitely help her founding stage! The species is Tetramorium sp. E as I had quite a few queens so I felt like doing this. I found a wild colony under a stone and there was TONS of pupa so I collected a few pinch fulls of them.

[LC3]

The queen must be confused as heck. XD

The problem with myrmicinea pupae seems to be that they are really easy to damage so don't be alarmed if she throws some out because they may be dead.

[AntsAreUs]

The queen must be confused as heck. XD

The problem with myrmicinea pupae seems to be that they are really easy to damage so don't be alarmed if she throws some out because they may be dead.

Yah, she was confused she even tried to make a burrow with the pupa! I wouldn't  be surprised if some are dead but I don't think any are.

[BrittonLS]

And make sure you're ready to provide plenty of food.

[Crystals]

I often catch parasitic Formica, which of course have to be brood boosted.  It doesn't take long for them to figure things out and get quite protective of the pupae. 

[Herdo]

This is great. Can't wait to see how this turns out.

[William. T]

Love it! Keep us updated.

[AntsAreUs]

Great, now I need to get a setup for them.

Also the queen for some odd reason likes to burrow herself into the pupa.

[LC3]

Haha like I said queens are always weird.

[Huch]

You can brood boost with different species as well. I have mixed camponotus eggs between Pennsylcanicus and Novaeboracensis, and they readily accepted eachother.

 

Once in the wild, I found a noveaboracensis and a black camponotus species about the size of C.pennsylvanicus sharing the same colony. It was a rather large area they inhabited. I imagine the Noveaboracensis was being taken over by a parasitic queen.

[AntsAreUs]

You can brood boost with different species as well. I have mixed camponotus eggs between Pennsylcanicus and Novaeboracensis, and they readily accepted eachother.

 

Once in the wild, I found a noveaboracensis and a black camponotus species about the size of C.pennsylvanicus sharing the same colony. It was a rather large area they inhabited. I imagine the Noveaboracensis was being taken over by a parasitic queen.

I know.

[LC3]

You can brood boost with different species as well. I have mixed camponotus eggs between Pennsylcanicus and Novaeboracensis, and they readily accepted eachother.

 

Once in the wild, I found a noveaboracensis and a black camponotus species about the size of C.pennsylvanicus sharing the same colony. It was a rather large area they inhabited. I imagine the Noveaboracensis was being taken over by a parasitic queen.

Parasitic Camponotus! That's cool, I put different Lasius and Myrmica spp. together and tehy seem fine. 

[AntsAreUs]

 

You can brood boost with different species as well. I have mixed camponotus eggs between Pennsylcanicus and Novaeboracensis, and they readily accepted eachother.

 

Once in the wild, I found a noveaboracensis and a black camponotus species about the size of C.pennsylvanicus sharing the same colony. It was a rather large area they inhabited. I imagine the Noveaboracensis was being taken over by a parasitic queen.

Parasitic Camponotus! That's cool, I put different Lasius and Myrmica spp. together and tehy seem fine. 

 

What?!?!

[LC3]

 

 

You can brood boost with different species as well. I have mixed camponotus eggs between Pennsylcanicus and Novaeboracensis, and they readily accepted eachother.

 

Once in the wild, I found a noveaboracensis and a black camponotus species about the size of C.pennsylvanicus sharing the same colony. It was a rather large area they inhabited. I imagine the Noveaboracensis was being taken over by a parasitic queen.

Parasitic Camponotus! That's cool, I put different Lasius and Myrmica spp. together and tehy seem fine. 

 

What?!?!

 

No I mean put a different myrmica species with another myrmica and put a lasius species with a lasius species.

[AntsAreUs]

 

 

 

You can brood boost with different species as well. I have mixed camponotus eggs between Pennsylcanicus and Novaeboracensis, and they readily accepted eachother.

 

Once in the wild, I found a noveaboracensis and a black camponotus species about the size of C.pennsylvanicus sharing the same colony. It was a rather large area they inhabited. I imagine the Noveaboracensis was being taken over by a parasitic queen.

Parasitic Camponotus! That's cool, I put different Lasius and Myrmica spp. together and tehy seem fine. 

 

What?!?!

 

No I mean put a different myrmica species with another myrmica and put a lasius species with a lasius species.

 

Oh ok.

[TheAnswerIsTheLogic]

xD

Edited by TheAnswerIsTheLogic, August 4 2017 - 11:31 AM.