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*Discontinued*Cloud's Solenopsis carolinensis Journal(Updated January 3, 2019)


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#1 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted December 17 2018 - 8:01 AM

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While at my grandmothers house again, I was watching some Prenolepis imparis workers go in and out of their nest at the base of a pine tree, when I decided to start to peel at the dead bark at the base of the tree. I saw some Solenopsis carolinensis workers and thought nothing of it, until I saw a queen moving in the dirt below, and then another. I collected them and most of the workers, and then I looked for more all around the base of the tree. It was a massive colony and there was no way I could have collected the whole thing, but in the end, I ended up with 21 queens and over 200 workers. I always see colonies of these ants, but I had never seen a queen until now. I had no idea they were even polygynous! They are currently awaiting their new formicarium inside of a plastic container with a small amount of dirt. I plan on keeping their setup rather moist with plenty of dirt and pine bark. I am very excited to see how this colony does and I will post pictures of them soon.


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#2 Offline Rstheant - Posted December 25 2018 - 8:56 AM

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#3 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted January 2 2019 - 9:58 PM

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Update?

A few days after I got them, all of the workers died mysteriously. I put all of the queens in a separate container while I went on vacation, and when I came back, there was mold everywhere and they were all dead. I'm very disappointed in their death. I'm still not exactly sure why all of the workers died. I gave them humidity in the form of a soaked cotton ball, and I gave them a dead Prenolepis imparis worker to eat, so I have no clue why they all died.


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#4 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted January 2 2019 - 10:27 PM

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I would regrain from feeding ants to other ants. I have noticed die offs after I do this, for what reason I am unsure.

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#5 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted January 2 2019 - 10:32 PM

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I would regrain from feeding ants to other ants. I have noticed die offs after I do this, for what reason I am unsure.

Maybe the formic acid, but I doubt that's why they died, I doubt every single ant in the colony ate some of it.


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