Formica archboldi
This species is native to Florida and has a crazy behavior in which it "decorates" it's nest with the heads of other ant species, specifically Odontomachus (read the article here).
I found her in a parking lot back in late April/early May. She was the first queen I caught on my own and I had no idea I would become addicted! I set her up in a test tube and she laid eggs the next day. I noticed a piece of her gaster was damaged, but it doesn't appear to negatively affect her.
June 12, 2020 - The eggs have developed into larvae!
June 18, 2020 - The larvae are approximately 3-4 mm long. She has them piled up and they are wiggling.
June 20, 2020 - One of the larvae is in a cocoon! (Over the next several days, each larvae cocooned itself for a total of 9 cocoons by July 1)
July 9, 2020 - I can see the pupae through the cocoon...their eyes are starting to darken. Probably won't be much longer, and she will have nanitics!
July 11, 2020 - I checked her this morning, no nanitics yet. Checked again at 2pm and 1 gray nanitic had emerged! She still had some cocoon stuck to her gaster. At 7pm, another nanitic was present.
I'll keep you all posted!
Edited by RelientUKDr, July 11 2020 - 7:22 PM.
, Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi! 
