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Dspdrew's Prenolepis imparis Journal [228] (Discontinued)
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dspdrew
, Mar 17 2018 3:46 AM
dspdrew prenolepis imparis winter ants false honeypot ants
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#1 Offline - Posted March 17 2018 - 3:46 AM
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I traded a few queens of various species with YsTheAnt for 13 Prenolepis imparis queens. These queens were found in the afternoon on 1-31-2018 in Cupertino, California.
I was told most of them didn't lay eggs for the first month or so, but some of them do have small piles of eggs now, and looking at them under a microscope, I can see they are turning into larvae, so that's good.
I put three of them in some #4 Dirt Boxes, five in small starter formicariums, and the rest in test tubes.
I traded a few queens of various species with YsTheAnt for 13 Prenolepis imparis queens. These queens were found in the afternoon on 1-31-2018 in Cupertino, California.
I was told most of them didn't lay eggs for the first month or so, but some of them do have small piles of eggs now, and looking at them under a microscope, I can see they are turning into larvae, so that's good.
I put three of them in some #4 Dirt Boxes, five in small starter formicariums, and the rest in test tubes.
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#2 Offline - Posted April 4 2018 - 5:44 AM
Any pupa yet? I heard they are slow growing. So i'm wondering.
Plants r cool
#3 Offline - Posted April 10 2018 - 11:34 PM
How are these girls doing for you? I'm founding 7 in test tubes right now, started about a month after yours
#4 Offline - Posted April 11 2018 - 9:35 AM
these are fully coastal queens. if so how can they still lay eggs and eat no food for 2 months. it's amazing.
#5 Offline - Posted April 11 2018 - 11:49 AM
They feed off the muscles they no longer need for flight. It’s pretty neat!
#6 Offline - Posted April 11 2018 - 12:08 PM
it surprises me that a queen can make appear out of thin air 5 or more nanitics ants. with out any food in a month. never heard of one for 2 month in claustral stage.
#7 Offline - Posted April 11 2018 - 2:34 PM
Update?
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#9 Offline - Posted April 16 2018 - 6:42 AM
I haven't been able to find any journals of people who report completely successful colonies past the first year
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#10 Offline - Posted April 30 2018 - 3:47 PM
update? My prenolepis have larvae!
#11 Offline - Posted April 30 2018 - 4:05 PM
Hm... mine seem to have moved their eggs around a lot. I'm kind of mad, because I found that a wild colony already had nanitics
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#13 Offline - Posted May 19 2018 - 11:35 AM
Nice! All of my queens still have eggs...
Edited by MegaMyrmex, May 19 2018 - 11:35 AM.
Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
#14 Offline - Posted June 27 2018 - 8:45 PM
Update 6-27-2018
A couple weeks ago, all these queens decided to lay a bunch more eggs, almost all the same day too.
I now have two colonies with workers, and a few more with lots of brood.
A couple weeks ago, all these queens decided to lay a bunch more eggs, almost all the same day too.
I now have two colonies with workers, and a few more with lots of brood.
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#15 Offline - Posted June 28 2018 - 5:17 AM
Nice pics
#17 Offline - Posted August 18 2018 - 6:12 PM
updater?
Plants r cool
#18 Offline - Posted August 18 2018 - 7:48 PM
How did the ones in dirt formicaria do?
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#19 Offline - Posted August 24 2018 - 12:28 AM
Update 8-24-2018
I'm down to three colonies and one queen that has not produced anything. The three colonies are doing pretty good, with the largest having about 20 workers.
This colony finally dug a tiny tunnel up to the surface where they found a liquid feeder. As you can see, they've all gorged themselves with sugar water.
I'm down to three colonies and one queen that has not produced anything. The three colonies are doing pretty good, with the largest having about 20 workers.
This colony finally dug a tiny tunnel up to the surface where they found a liquid feeder. As you can see, they've all gorged themselves with sugar water.
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