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AntsCali's Magnificent Myrmecocystus mexicanus

Started By AntsCali098 , Dec 29 2022 4:46 PM

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#101 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted January 8 2024 - 10:27 PM

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Great photos! My colony was doing well with tons of brood and 100+ workers until the queen suddenly died last week  :facepalm:


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#102 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted April 4 2024 - 6:09 PM

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Not gonna lie, I got worried for a while there. But after months and months, we finally have a new batch of eggs!

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Now that they've laid, I am confident about the colony's future to get up to the numbers that they probably should be at by now.

Other than that, still not much to say. Same amount of workers. They still are able to finish a liquid feeder of nectar in just a couple days.

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Interested buying in ants? Feel free to check out my shop! 

Feel free to read my journals, like this one.

 

Wishlist:

Atta sp (wish they were in CA), Crematogaster cerasi, Most Pheidole species

 

 

#103 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted Yesterday, 6:34 PM

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The eggs from last time have turned into larvae, and the queen laid new eggs, she is producing so much. Here are some photos I took when feeding

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This colony has a bright future and hopefully they can finally grow to big numbers. They are finally growing fast.

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Interested buying in ants? Feel free to check out my shop! 

Feel free to read my journals, like this one.

 

Wishlist:

Atta sp (wish they were in CA), Crematogaster cerasi, Most Pheidole species

 

 

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