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AntsAreUs's Formica rubicunda Journal

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#1 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 20 2018 - 5:42 AM

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I caught several of these queens in attempts to get them to accept brood from a host colony. I have only gotten this one to do so and she moved them all into the test tube on her own. She opened a pupa over night so she should stay alive unlike my previous attempts. If it comes to it I'll be "raiding" for them if I have the time but for now I'm more worried about getting the Formica rubicunda workers.This species are mostly raiders of Formica subsericea in which I gave her.

 

 

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#2 Offline ponerinecat - Posted July 21 2018 - 9:04 AM

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I caught one too, but she escaped... Strange, as I found her in a chamber instead of running around.



#3 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 21 2018 - 1:25 PM

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I caught one too, but she escaped... Strange, as I found her in a chamber instead of running around.

Yea, these queens can steal pupa from a host colony and make their own nests with it (anyone want to correct me on that?). Although they may most likely just act like a parasitic queen.


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#4 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 21 2018 - 6:26 PM

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I wasn't sure if these were the host eggs or if she just recently laid a few along with some of the host eggs. This shall be a reference image to see whether or not she is laying.

 

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#5 Offline ponerinecat - Posted July 22 2018 - 10:03 AM

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There was no brood. :thinking:



#6 Offline AntsBC - Posted July 22 2018 - 1:20 PM

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If those are her eggs congrats! Raising parasitic queens can be very hard.


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#7 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 24 2018 - 2:18 PM

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Just went on a massive F. subsericea pupa raid today and gave it to this queen. Also caught a flight of the F. rubicunda.

 

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