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I ended up boosting my new mexicanus queen with some cocoons from my.colony

Started By ghoguma , Oct 17 2020 10:38 PM

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#1 Offline ghoguma - Posted October 17 2020 - 10:38 PM

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So, yesterday I moved my M mexicanus colony into Nucleus setting from the fortress. so i took some cocoons out and decided to boost one my new queens.

And today when i check, she finally got two workers. One nanatic for sure but other one has ti be from the boosting

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Edited by ghoguma, October 17 2020 - 10:39 PM.

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Colony
Camponotus Querciocola 
Camponotus Modoc
Myrmecocystus mexicanus
Novomessor cockerelli

#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 18 2020 - 2:59 AM

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That’s a really huge formicarium for a new colony.
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#3 Offline ghoguma - Posted October 18 2020 - 7:01 AM

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one in nucleus isn't new colony.
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Novomessor cockerelli

#4 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted October 19 2020 - 5:00 AM

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How did you manage to get the pupae out of the Nucleus in the first place?


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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#5 Offline TestSubjectOne - Posted October 19 2020 - 7:18 AM

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How did you manage to get the pupae out of the Nucleus in the first place?

He took the pupae when he was moving his other colony into the Nucleus


Edited by TestSubjectOne, October 19 2020 - 7:20 AM.

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- Veromessor pergandei (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Novomessor cockerelli (1 queen, 200 workers)

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#6 Offline ghoguma - Posted October 21 2020 - 9:33 AM

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yea while i was moving my main coony from the fortress to the nucleus, i took some out on the side. :)
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Camponotus Querciocola 
Camponotus Modoc
Myrmecocystus mexicanus
Novomessor cockerelli
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