update please
Yeah! Time for update drew!
update please
wow, that a BIIIIIIIIIIIG colony.
Did you ever place them in a 50 gallon?
Update 3-16-2019
I'm pretty sure the queen has died. This colony has been getting smaller and smaller for months now, and I do not see anymore brood anywhere.
Update 3-16-2019
I'm pretty sure the queen has died. This colony has been getting smaller and smaller for months now, and I do not see anymore brood anywhere.
aww that sucks
Update 8-4-2019
I found a few more of these back on 7-15-2019 in Taylor, CA, after the first storm of the season hit the desert.
I still haven't inspected the 10-gallon tank colony that I suspect is doomed. I will soon, because I probably want to move something else into the enclosure.
Update 11-16-2019
Well it's official, the large colony is dead. I finally cleaned that 10-gallon "Dirt Box" out, and there wasn't a single live ant left in there. I have a few new colonies I got last season. The largest right now has only 5 workers.
Update 5-15-2020
Well I'm down to three of the new queens/colonies left from last season. One has 10 workers now, and the other has 11. They both have about a good amount of brood too. The third is still just a queen with a pile of eggs.
update?
1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers
1X Solenopsis molesta 10 Workers (mono)
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Update 8-4-2021
The last of the small colonies I had were either sold or died months ago. I do have some more queens from this season, so I will try to get another large colony going.
Update 12-14-2021
I didn't end up keeping any of these this year.
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