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#1 Offline Tspivey16 - Posted May 14 2015 - 6:31 AM

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Really excited aboout this Temnothorax colony. They have alate pupae, and the queen keeps producing large amounts of eggs.

 

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Current Colonies:

                               Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (50 Workers)

                               Formica subsericea (5+ Workers)

                               Tetramorium caespitum (50+ Workers)

                               Parastic Lasius (15 Accepted Host Workers)

                               Crematogaster cerasi (10 + Workers)

                               Temnothorax sp. (70 + workers)

 


#2 Offline Ants4fun - Posted May 14 2015 - 6:33 AM

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Where and when did you find this colony? I'm assuming inside an acorn..

#3 Offline Tspivey16 - Posted May 14 2015 - 6:38 AM

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I found this colony in a hollow limb of a tree a couple weeks ago in Southeastern Ohio. These are common in the area in dead limbs hanging from trees that have a hollow opening at the end.


Edited by Tspivey16, May 14 2015 - 6:41 AM.

Current Colonies:

                               Aphaenogaster tennesseensis (50 Workers)

                               Formica subsericea (5+ Workers)

                               Tetramorium caespitum (50+ Workers)

                               Parastic Lasius (15 Accepted Host Workers)

                               Crematogaster cerasi (10 + Workers)

                               Temnothorax sp. (70 + workers)

 


#4 Offline Myrmicinae - Posted May 14 2015 - 7:10 AM

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Nice!  Definitely post some photos when the alates eclose.


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#5 Offline Trailandstreet - Posted May 17 2015 - 1:27 PM

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It#s always fascinating, how much brood these small ants can develop. I have three colonies of Temnothorax, one founding queen and a Leptothorax colony.


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#6 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted May 18 2015 - 11:38 AM

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It#s always fascinating, how much brood these small ants can develop. I have three colonies of Temnothorax, one founding queen and a Leptothorax colon

 

How did you find the founding queen? How big she is and when did you find her?

Thanks! :)


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#7 Offline Trailandstreet - Posted May 18 2015 - 12:45 PM

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I was only lucky to find her. She was on a small oak where i only tried to look after a few ants I found a few days ago. It is a Temnothorax affinis and as big as any other Temnothorax queen.


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#8 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted May 19 2015 - 10:51 AM

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I was only lucky to find her. She was on a small oak where i only tried to look after a few ants I found a few days ago. It is a Temnothorax affinis and as big as any other Temnothorax queen.

Thank you! I mean in mm and can you tell me the date?



#9 Offline Trailandstreet - Posted May 19 2015 - 11:12 PM

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I found her in early August and she is about 4mm long.


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#10 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted May 20 2015 - 11:29 AM

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Thank you very much! :)






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