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Owl's (used to be polygynous) Formica subsericea

Started By OwlThatLikesAnts , Aug 7 2024 8:05 AM

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#21 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted December 24 2024 - 5:07 PM

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Alright, so I am not starting up this journal (kind of am...) , instead I am asking a question, so I checked up on the colony, all of the workers are still alive and healthy but I have noticed that they are running out of food, the main "replete" that they depend on food for (the major worker that gave to them from brood boosting) almost has no more food, the other workers don't have food either to share with the rest of the colony, so that is my question, do I take them out of hibernation (Jan 11th) ? Or do I leave them, they have been in hibernation since November 11th, or do I feed them? It will be hard to because they have no outworld

Currently keeping:

1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 20+ workers

1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 25 workers with host brood (I think they are dead now lol)

1x Crematogaster cerasi 4 workers with brood (still growing)

As you watch your ants march, remember: every journey begins with a single step (or queen)-not just towards you, but towards a future woven by diligence and shared dreams - Me

(I lost braincells just to make this quote)

#22 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 26 2024 - 4:26 AM

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Hibernating Formica only need water, not food.

"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#23 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted December 28 2024 - 2:54 PM

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Hibernating Formica only need water, not food.

Alright, thanks for the continuous advice AntDrew! (y)

Currently keeping:

1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 20+ workers

1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 25 workers with host brood (I think they are dead now lol)

1x Crematogaster cerasi 4 workers with brood (still growing)

As you watch your ants march, remember: every journey begins with a single step (or queen)-not just towards you, but towards a future woven by diligence and shared dreams - Me

(I lost braincells just to make this quote)