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[rarankhan]

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[AntsMAN]

I've only had the one, but it took around a month egg to worker.

[rarankhan]

I've only had the one, but it took around a month egg to worker.

 

Noooooo. 

[rarankhan]

I've only had the one, but it took around a month egg to worker.

Sorry to pester you but since you have one formica pallidefulva colony how are they? Is adding sand good for them? What food do they prefer? And lastly when they are big enough to be moved is a omninest large a decent formicarium for them? 

[Martialis]

A month is an incredibly short time to go from being born to fully grown.

[Nathant2131]

I agree with Martialis. That is a pretty fast growth rate for ants.

[AntsMAN]

I agree with Martialis. That is a pretty fast growth rate for ants.

 

I keep them on a heating cable.

[rarankhan]

Hmm ok. 

[Canadian anter]

I've only had the one, but it took around a month egg to worker.

Sorry to pester you but since you have one formica pallidefulva colony how are they? Is adding sand good for them? What food do they prefer? And lastly when they are big enough to be moved is a omninest large a decent formicarium for them?

don't complain. It took my Lasius pallitarsis 2 months to get from eggs to larvae and this is month 2.5 they're still tiny despite crematogaster having dark pupae in the same time and conditions

[rarankhan]

 

 

I've only had the one, but it took around a month egg to worker.

Sorry to pester you but since you have one formica pallidefulva colony how are they? Is adding sand good for them? What food do they prefer? And lastly when they are big enough to be moved is a omninest large a decent formicarium for them?

don't complain. It took my Lasius pallitarsis 2 months to get from eggs to larvae and this is month 2.5 they're still tiny despite crematogaster having dark pupae in the same time and conditions

 

 

New to this hobby, and the waiting process for them to develop into a large colony is so much work. 

[Alabama Anter]

 

 

 

I've only had the one, but it took around a month egg to worker.

Sorry to pester you but since you have one formica pallidefulva colony how are they? Is adding sand good for them? What food do they prefer? And lastly when they are big enough to be moved is a omninest large a decent formicarium for them?

don't complain. It took my Lasius pallitarsis 2 months to get from eggs to larvae and this is month 2.5 they're still tiny despite crematogaster having dark pupae in the same time and conditions

 

 

New to this hobby, and the waiting process for them to develop into a large colony is so much work. 

 

Lol invicta and geminate take like 3-4 weeks from egg to worker. Pheidole take like 4-5 weeks

[Martialis]

 

 

 

 

I've only had the one, but it took around a month egg to worker.

Sorry to pester you but since you have one formica pallidefulva colony how are they? Is adding sand good for them? What food do they prefer? And lastly when they are big enough to be moved is a omninest large a decent formicarium for them?

don't complain. It took my Lasius pallitarsis 2 months to get from eggs to larvae and this is month 2.5 they're still tiny despite crematogaster having dark pupae in the same time and conditions

 

 

New to this hobby, and the waiting process for them to develop into a large colony is so much work. 

 

Lol invicta and geminate take like 3-4 weeks from egg to worker. Pheidole take like 4-5 weeks

 

 

 

His Formica pallidefulva will take the same time to develop as your Solenopsis invicta or S. geminata.

[Alabama Anter]

yeah but when heated man they start.

[LC3]

Lol invicta and geminate take like 3-4 weeks from egg to worker. Pheidole take like 4-5 weeks

Some ants such as Solenopsis invicta, S.geminata, Linepithema humile and Tapinoma sessile have really short developing time from egg to worker but trade it with worker life expectancy. A T.sessile or Solenopsis workers may only have a few months to live while the workers of slower growing ants like Camponotus can have a life span of two years. 

[T.C.]

 

 

I've only had the one, but it took around a month egg to worker.

Sorry to pester you but since you have one formica pallidefulva colony how are they? Is adding sand good for them? What food do they prefer? And lastly when they are big enough to be moved is a omninest large a decent formicarium for them?

don't complain. It took my Lasius pallitarsis 2 months to get from eggs to larvae and this is month 2.5 they're still tiny despite crematogaster having dark pupae in the same time and conditions

 

And I don't want to here you complain either. My camponotous queen laid eggs in Late July... It still only has larvae.

Edited by T.C., February 13 2017 - 8:57 AM.

[Batspiderfish]

I would like to state that there is extremely little hard evidence to support maturation time. Pest species are typically the only ones who have been studied to this extent, and all the rest are from personal accounts. The bottom line is that the speed by which ants develop is mostly dependent on temperature, and that we all have to get over our impatience and just wait it out. Those who can't wait probably aren't going to make it as ant-keepers.

True, patience is learned.

Also, get off my lawn, you damn kids.

Edited by Batspiderfish, February 13 2017 - 9:24 AM.

[Serafine]

Some ants such as Solenopsis invicta, S.geminata, Linepithema humile and Tapinoma sessile have really short developing time from egg to worker but trade it with worker life expectancy. A T.sessile or Solenopsis workers may only have a few months to live while the workers of slower growing ants like Camponotus can have a life span of two years.

Actually Camponotus pennsylvanicus workers can live up to 7 years in the wild (average is more like 3-4 though).
 
 

And I don't want to here you complain either. My camponotous queen laid eggs in Late July... It still only has larvae.

Much the same here. Eggs came early November, still only larvae (one has gotten pretty big though and should pupate soon - which will probably take another month, plus another week from callow to fully functional worker).

Edited by Serafine, February 13 2017 - 1:15 PM.