Hey guys, this is an Apaenogaster colony that I have been keeping for about 2 weeks now. This colony, like my other one, is also wild caught at a young age. I was very excited when I caught it because I had never seen this species of Aphaenogaster before. It is rather large and the queen looks more like a, Atta queen then Aphaenogaster. She is very large in relation to her workers, Which is especially strange for this genus. I had the idea for a while that maybe it was a Social parasite Aphaenogaster tenesseenses queen that just had not had any of her own workers eclose yet, but I don't think this is the case. Anyway, they have mostly been fed termites and grasshopper nymphs, which they are now refusing. :facepalm:All I know about this species is that it is very picky and I have yet to discover a sugar source that they show much interest in. I've been trying various fruits because I see Aphaenogaster eating mulberries in the wild. This colony is currently housed in a test tube in a small outworld, definitely the cheapest and most effective method I've ever used, especially if you have large, thick test tubes.
Edited by TennesseeAnts, July 26 2017 - 9:26 AM.
I hope they can succeed in the wild again. I will be using this journal again if I ever catch another colony or queen. I plan on experimenting with some social parisite species as I have seen and caught a couple, I didn't keep any though 
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