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[TennesseeAnts]

I think he is right!

[Canadian anter]

I think he is right!

Haha. I thought these were already disproved

[Mettcollsuss]

Haha. I thought these were already disproved

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[Canadian anter]

I thought it was established that they weren't these so I didn't suggest it earlier.

[TennesseeAnts]

I just caught a Formica neorufibarbis colony of 100-150 workers! Your colony looks very similar to mine color wise. They look to be the same size too.....

[Mettcollsuss]

5-13-18

Two new workers just eclosed last night, and I'm expecting two more any day now. They also have about 10 eggs.

[Mettcollsuss]

5-17-18

They now have a total of four workers, one pupae, a few medium larvae, and a few eggs.

[Mettcollsuss]

6-13-18

They now have 5 workers, two or three pupae, and a few larvae of different sizes.

[Mettcollsuss]

6-20-18

The colony just received their first major worker,    as well as another minor, bringing the total up to seven workers.

[TennesseeAnts]

Nice! My 75 worker colony has a TON of major pupae. Glad these are doing well for you!

[Mettcollsuss]

7-6-18

A few more workers eclosed recently, bringing the total up to ten or eleven workers.

[TheRealAntMan]

6-20-18

The colony just received their first major worker,    as well as another minor, bringing the total up to seven workers.

I'm pretty sure Formica Pallidefulva isn't polymorphic. 

[rbarreto]

 

 

6-20-18

The colony just received their first major worker,    as well as another minor, bringing the total up to seven workers.

I'm pretty sure Formica Pallidefulva isn't polymorphic. 

 

They are but not to the same extent as Camponotus.

[Mettcollsuss]

8-28-18

I did some trading with invjang and got two more colonies. One with 5 workers and one with 8. Now that I have two other colonies of Formica pallidefulva to compare, I am certain that my original colony is indeed F. pallidefulva. Hooray, finally pinned down an ID! The only difference I notice is that the queen of my original colony has a slightly brighter orange and the colors aren't quite as evenly blended as in the new two.

 

Colony 1

Original colony. Just came out of reverse hibernation. During hibernation, all their brood finished developing, which now puts them at 13 workers

 

Colony 2

5 workers, no brood. Acting healthy.

 

Colony 3

8 workers, no brood. Acting healthy.

[Mettcollsuss]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mettcollsuss]

Okay, so it looks like there are two separate species in this journal. The original colony I'm almost certain is F. neorufibarbis, while the new ones are F. pallidefulva. I sold one of the F. pallidefulva colonies and am planning to sell the other as I have too many Formica colonies.

 

I moved the F. neorufibarbis into an AC Ant Tower, and it's actually really good, unlike many AC products I've tried in the past. It has really good visibility and the ants seem to really like it. They have a lot of brood at the moment. I'll add photos when I can.

[Mettcollsuss]

I gave them a sugar water feeder yesterday, and they've been drinking from in almost for almost 24 hours nonstop. And when they're not drinking from it, a worker is always standing guard near it.

[Mettcollsuss]

It's hard to get an exact count in a dirt setup, but they're at about 20 workers and have a few pupae too. Doing really well.

[Mettcollsuss]

They've put sand over the glass so I can't see into the main chamber. They're at roughly 30 workers I'd say.

[Mettcollsuss]

They've made a new main chamber right up against the glass. I can see a large batch of eggs.