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Formica cf. pallidefulva (Queen 2):

I caught another pallidefulva group queen today. I'm pretty sure they are both pallidefulva, but I'm not really sure.

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Here are some pictures of my ants. I recently got a new phone, so these should be better than my previous ones.

 

Myrmica punctiventris in their nest:

 

Prenolepis imparis after their first feeding:

 

Tetramorium immigrans enjoying some egg whites:

 

Crematogaster cerasi (Colony 3):

 

Lasius brevicornis before I traded them away:

 

Crematogaster cerasi (Colony 2) before I traded them away:

 

Formica pallidefulva:

 

Crematogaster cerasi (Colony 1) in their AC test tube portal setup:

 

Temnothorax ambiguus:

 

Various Tetramorium immigrans queens:

[ANTdrew]

Those Crematogaster look great. Good growth!

Edited by ANTdrew, July 13 2020 - 1:29 PM.

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Those Crematogastet look great. Good growth!

The largest colony has over 30 workers now.

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Formica cf. pallidefulva (Queen 3):

I caught another one of these queens.

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Formica subsericea (Queen 1):

I caught a subsericea queen today, which I will probably sell.

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Pogonomyrmex occidentalis:

They have two or three pupae and several big larvae. I think they will finally start growing now. 

 

Temnothorax ambiguus (Colony 3):

This is the colony I found in my yard. I released them for what I believe might actually be the second time.

Edited by Antennal_Scrobe, July 15 2020 - 10:31 AM.

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Formica subsericea (Queen 2):

I caught another subsericea queen.

 

Formica and Tetramorium Queens:

All of my Tetramorium and Formica queens, except for the one I just caught, now have eggs.

 

Tetramorium immigrans (Queen 2):

The first Tetramorium queen I found this year. She has tons of brood, including larvae.

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Formica pallidefulva (Queen 4):

I caught another one of these.

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I've been catching queens almost every day, without even leaving my yard. Why am I finding more and more queens the more experienced I get?

[AntsDakota]

Formica pallidefulva (Queen 4):
I caught another one of these.

Do you combine these?

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Formica pallidefulva (Queen 4):
I caught another one of these.

Do you combine these?

 

No, but I would if I caught them on the same day.

[TennesseeAnts]

Both of those Formica sp. you have are polygynous.

[Antennal_Scrobe]

Both of those Formica sp. you have are polygynous.

I know that, but I like to play it safe and only combine queens I catch from the same flight.

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I almost caught another pallidefulva queen just now. Would have been my third queen today.

[TechAnt]

What happened to it? Did it get away?

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What happened to it? Did it get away?

Yeah, it got away. Formica queens are very fast.

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Prenolepis imparis (Two Queen Colony):

Doing amazingly, with many swollen replete workers. I think their numbers are somewhere between 15 and 20, but I haven't counted in a while. I've fed them raw honey and a cricket leg, both of which they liked.

 

Prenolepis imparis (Three Queen Colony):

I traded this colony to AnthonyP163 today.

 

Aphaenogaster cf. rudis (Queens 1 and 2):

I got two mated Aphaenogaster queens from AnthonyP163 today in exchange for a Prenolepis colony. They are what one would call "Aphaenogaster rudis", but there are actually several visually identical species that go by this name. Queen 1 has a decent sized ball of eggs, and Queen 2 laid her first egg soon after I got home.

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Pogonomyrmex occidentalis:

The queen's second worker eclosed yesterday, and a third one is on the way. There are several pupae and large larvae in this colony right now.

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Aphaenogaster cf. rudis (Queens 1 and 2):

Both queens now have egg piles, though Queen 1 still has more. Queen 2, however, has laid quite a few eggs considering only 3 days have passed. 

 

Formica pallidefulva (Two Queen Colony):

This colony has gotten quite big.

 

Crematogaster cerasi (Colony 5):

This is the queen I found in my yard a few weeks ago, which I am selling. She has three workers as of today.

 

Formica pallidefulva and subsericea (Various Queens):

I believe some of these queens might have small larvae, but it's hard to tell because they always sit on top of their brood.

 

Myrmica punctiventris:

Another batch of workers is on the way.