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[Dnail]

Sad news guys   
My (candidate) colony got attacked by feral Tapinoma sp colony. I keep this queen for a month and she alredy have 3 pupa (i expected nanitic will emerged in 2 or 3 weeks) and some of larva and eggs.
I forgot i open the seal cover to get her some air and left it the entire day. When i back home bunch of feral tapinoma inside her nest and all of eggs and larva nowhere to be found. All pupa cracked up and emptied. Fortunately queen save.

This is her set up

 

This is photo from a week a go, a pupa and larva

 

Actually i planned to make journal after nanitic come. I hope she didn't get discourage and lay egg again.

[Shifty189]

This is heartbreaking! I’m very sorry to hear the bad news.

Edited by Shifty189, May 4 2018 - 4:44 PM.

[Derpy]

I hope she makes a comeback! My friend had a similar situation, where a tapinoma colony attacked many of his colonies.

[Dnail]

she passed away this morning T.T