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leo's carebara diversa journal Updated 10/03/19


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#21 Offline Leo - Posted January 20 2019 - 2:12 PM

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Still have less than thirty workers. If I get good grades and blah blah blah, I'll get to buy a colony of confirmed carebara diversa with 1000 workers. Then I can compare the two colonies. I don't think mine is C. diversa.


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#22 Offline Karma - Posted January 20 2019 - 9:42 PM

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Goodluck! I'd love to see that larger colony if you end up getting it.



#23 Offline Leo - Posted February 19 2019 - 2:34 AM

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19/2/19 

First feeding today, half a termite alate. I forcefully prodded open their chamber and they had a look and ~5 workers are now clustered around the corpse and taking a drink.

Not much, but progress...



#24 Offline Leo - Posted February 19 2019 - 3:47 PM

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One day after their meal, the queen laid a ball of eggs the size of her head!



#25 Offline Leo - Posted March 10 2019 - 12:54 AM

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I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the letter S. 

 

 

 

Something that looks like major larvae!  :D



#26 Offline Rstheant - Posted March 14 2019 - 2:41 PM

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Update.

#27 Offline Leo - Posted March 14 2019 - 3:20 PM

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All brood is now pupae. Not actually sure if there is major pupae, but there are quite a few pupae waiting to enclose.



#28 Offline Rstheant - Posted March 14 2019 - 3:37 PM

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Did you get the large Carebara diversa ?

#29 Offline Leo - Posted March 14 2019 - 4:15 PM

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No, not yet. I think I might get them before the start of Easter. 



#30 Offline Leo - Posted August 27 2019 - 3:55 AM

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Weeellllll

 

Turns out the original colony was carebara affinis instead of carebara diversa. But no worries, I also got the large colony of C.diversa.

Anyways, the original colony died and now i'm left with the carebara diversa which have been dying recently (dunno why), but they have 2 super majors as food stores, so they should make it.

 

Today I caught 2 new carebara affinis queens, lets hope they make it >w<


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