BTW: Don't forget to check out my other pictures here, lots of closeup pictures I posted awhile back
https://www.formicul...tutus/?p=235073
SO
This is what I had in
12 / 12 / 2023
11 workers + Queen, 20~ larvae, 16 cocoons, 16+ eggs
This is what I have now, a little less than a month and a half later!
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01 / 24 / 2024
Queen + 45 Workers + 30~ eggs, 25~ larvae, 30 cocoons
Can you spot the Queen in the bunch? (lol not trying to make it hard either)
------------------YOUTUBE VIDEOS BELOW (LIVE FEEDING!)-----------------------
And here's the feeding videos I've worked on! Made 3!
Please check them out, thanks!
All videos available in 4K Quality from my new camera!
Nom Noming on some 'STUFF'
(Update: This is a REupload. Improved on a few things)
Ecto Ants feeding on live red runners roaches!
(Update: Just went back and edit it again. Improved video brightness and redid some clips. So this is a REupload)
Catching them Fruit Flies!
Finally got some nice closeup shots of
QUEEN
I did say I would try to get a better close up shot of her 3 'eyes' on her head and I finally got the chance!
and WORKER
Workers chowing down, the video is about this:
And lastly, a still image of the current colony. I remember when they were right down to 2 works and the Queen, that was some sketchy stuff / dark times, but things are looking better!
I'm about to give them an expansion, either tomorrow or the next day since these are bigger ants and they roam more than carpenter ants, the same amount of space cannot handle the same amount of ants it's time for an expansion!
It almost feels like these ants are trying to catch up to the carpenter ants! But the carpenter ants have also increased in colony size as well, which I'll update in a few more days!
Edited by BleepingBleepers, February 2 2024 - 4:00 PM.