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Formica Podzolica

Started By WSantkeeper , Sep 29 2020 9:23 AM

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#1 Offline WSantkeeper - Posted September 29 2020 - 9:23 AM

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I have a Formica Podzolica colony, and it has one worker, nothing else. it has not been boosted. i'm not sure what to do, since this has never happened before. usually the nanitics come in a batch of 3-9 ants.

What should i do?


Queens I keep:

 

Camponotus sp.

Formica sp.

Unknown queen ant sp.

1 parasitic Formica queen!

 

 

#2 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 29 2020 - 9:26 AM

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i would say that is kinda normal just put them in hibernation and they will grow some next year, there's not much you can do except boost her, she probably ate almost all the larvae just to feed one and she also probably ate all her eggs.


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#3 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 29 2020 - 9:55 AM

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i concur. although you were right, the nanitics usually come in group of 2-4. 


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#4 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted September 29 2020 - 9:57 AM

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mine formica literally got 7 workers with no food the entire time so best thing to do is find a nest and get some pupae or ask a ant keeper with a large colony for some.


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#5 Offline WSantkeeper - Posted October 1 2020 - 11:30 AM

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yeah that's what i'm gonna do there's a nest at a tree stump and tommorow there's people coming over to dig it up so hopefully there's going to be lots of brood and pupa.


i do think its too early for hibernation tho


Queens I keep:

 

Camponotus sp.

Formica sp.

Unknown queen ant sp.

1 parasitic Formica queen!

 

 

#6 Offline WSantkeeper - Posted October 1 2020 - 11:32 AM

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Also i'm the only ant keeper in my neighborhood technically.


Queens I keep:

 

Camponotus sp.

Formica sp.

Unknown queen ant sp.

1 parasitic Formica queen!

 

 

#7 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 1 2020 - 11:43 AM

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I’m talking about get someone to ship to you or trade with ask someone near you like 100 miles away max.
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#8 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 2 2020 - 6:25 AM

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i have a formica montana colony with 1 worker, and i would try to hibernate it in a fridge at a higher temp than usual, to be safe. because, if that 1 worker dies, the queen might not survive.


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#9 Offline Devi - Posted October 2 2020 - 6:29 AM

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I have a formica queen that only has one nanitic too.  I think I am going to hibernate her soon, and then hope she is "boosted" and ready to lay more eggs next year.  She got the nanitic a couple weeks ago, and I haven't seen any new brood, so...


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#10 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 2 2020 - 6:58 AM

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I have a formica queen that only has one nanitic too.  I think I am going to hibernate her soon, and then hope she is "boosted" and ready to lay more eggs next year.  She got the nanitic a couple weeks ago, and I haven't seen any new brood, so...

What do you mean by ¨boosted¨?


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#11 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted October 2 2020 - 7:52 AM

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I have a formica queen that only has one nanitic too.  I think I am going to hibernate her soon, and then hope she is "boosted" and ready to lay more eggs next year.  She got the nanitic a couple weeks ago, and I haven't seen any new brood, so...

What do you mean by ¨boosted¨?

 

She'll have more energy.


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#12 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 2 2020 - 8:01 AM

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Oh ok she probably will be energized with all that sleep time, i might go out in a forest near me and try to get some pupae while a formica colony is raiding one.


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#13 Offline WSantkeeper - Posted October 2 2020 - 9:01 AM

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i have a formica montana colony with 1 worker, and i would try to hibernate it in a fridge at a higher temp than usual, to be safe. because, if that 1 worker dies, the queen might not survive.

yeah same that happened with one of my tetramorium immigrans colony once


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Queens I keep:

 

Camponotus sp.

Formica sp.

Unknown queen ant sp.

1 parasitic Formica queen!

 

 

#14 Offline Devi - Posted October 2 2020 - 9:19 AM

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I have a formica queen that only has one nanitic too.  I think I am going to hibernate her soon, and then hope she is "boosted" and ready to lay more eggs next year.  She got the nanitic a couple weeks ago, and I haven't seen any new brood, so...

What do you mean by ¨boosted¨?

 

She'll have more energy.

 

Yes, thank you Kael.  :)


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