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AntTeen's Tetramorium Sp. E
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, Apr 25 2015 6:44 PM
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Posted April 25 2015 - 6:44 PM
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I caught this colony on 4-20-15 by digging it up it has around 30 workers 4 pupae and a nice bunch of eggs.
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Posted April 25 2015 - 6:54 PM
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I have never seen a small colony of Tetramorium like this before. I often find queens, and then very large colonies. The in-between period seems to be impossible to find. Apparently it's possible!
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Posted April 25 2015 - 6:57 PM
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Yea I couldn't get all the brood that's why they only have 4 larvae.
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Posted April 25 2015 - 8:50 PM
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Nice job!!
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Posted April 26 2015 - 8:18 AM
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Thanks.
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Posted April 26 2015 - 2:15 PM
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Soon they will be looking like this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/mrilovetheants/Ants%202011/Tetramoriumwar4.jpg
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Posted April 26 2015 - 2:16 PM
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Lol hopefully
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Posted April 26 2015 - 3:31 PM
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I can't wait to see how large this colony gets 
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Posted April 26 2015 - 3:32 PM
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I didn't know they were invasive.
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Posted May 9 2015 - 10:53 AM
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Update 5-9-15
They have been steadily growing, most of the eggs are larvae now.
They also modified the entrance.
They have been steadily growing, most of the eggs are larvae now.
They also modified the entrance.
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Posted May 9 2015 - 11:00 AM
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Nice, hopefully the colony gets huge!
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