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[benjiwuf]

So i picked these girls up from the great people at Antkit.com, and i'm super impressed with their quick service from the UK to Germany. Also i did not have a single dead ant through all of that which is surprising. So without further ado, here are the newest girls in my collection.

 

 

Edited by benjiwuf, December 10 2016 - 6:37 AM.

[benjiwuf]

This colony seems to have settled in well, and even laid another small batch of eggs. As well as having every stage of brood (if only 1 or 2 per stage of development). They moved into one of my test formicaria on their first night, and have since started modifying it to their liking a bit as the hydrostone i used may be the wrong type (it turns back into a paste when wet). Otherwise i see them foraging (again only one or two out and about) daily still. Like all my other colonies, i'll give them until the end of November at the latest and then bring them down to the basement.

[MichiganAnts]

keep updating this!

[T.C.]

keep updating this!

yeah, i agree, i really like these species. A lot of people don't keep them because of the time it takes for the colony to mature!

[benjiwuf]

I couldn't get any decent photos of these girls, but i figured i would give a short update anyway. To date, they've lost 2 workers. However the queen has continued to produce even though they should be hibernating. I still keep them in one of the coolest rooms in the house (roughly 15 C by my unscientific judgement). They refuse most protein and only fatten up on sugary foods once every few weeks, so I can only assume they're cool enough for now at least. Although come Christmas i'll be moving them into the basement to put them into a total hibernation. Currently they have brood in all stages of development, which is why i've waited this long. The queen is also still occasionally producing eggs in batches.