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THG's first Lasius neoniger colony

Started By TacticalHandleGaming , Apr 20 2021 7:22 PM

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#101 Offline That_one_ant_guy - Posted September 17 2022 - 8:24 AM

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This colony is all moved in. TONS of brood.

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#102 Offline T.C. - Posted September 20 2022 - 11:48 PM

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What are the dimensions of the "XL" stronghold?


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#103 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted September 21 2022 - 7:38 AM

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What are the dimensions of the "XL" stronghold?

 

12 x 4 is what I ordered. However I think it came out a bit bigger than that. Also the foraging area is 13 x 5 x 5


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L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

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#104 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted May 30 2023 - 11:14 PM

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Been a while since I updated. This colony is still going after diapause, although they seem off to a slow start this year. I did manage to get some neat shots of the water towers using a flashlight. Lots of brood.

 

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Currently kept species

L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

My youtube channel.  My ant Etsy store - Millennium Ants

#105 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 17 2023 - 3:07 PM

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Update? I found three of these queens today.
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#106 Offline azzaaazzzz00 - Posted August 22 2023 - 8:31 AM

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I just found a few queens as well, at least I think its Lasius neoniger. I can't tell neoniger, americanus, and niger apart. Hope the colony's doing well, waiting for an update


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#107 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted December 23 2023 - 2:37 PM

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This colony didn't grow much this year, back in diapause for now.


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L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

My youtube channel.  My ant Etsy store - Millennium Ants

#108 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted December 23 2023 - 8:15 PM

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man, your so lucky. I live in SoCal and people say that lasius are common around here, but i’ve NEVER seen a lasius queen, let alone a worker. Goodluck on this colony!
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#109 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted February 5 2024 - 6:29 AM

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This colony is still alive, just in diapause at the moment. I snapped a picture of the queen anyhow. I think I'll move them to a different nest in the spring to give this one a good cleaning.

 

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Currently kept species

L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

My youtube channel.  My ant Etsy store - Millennium Ants

#110 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted March 10 2024 - 4:37 PM

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This colony is done with diapause. They already have larvae and new eggs. I'm hoping they really make a bounce back this year.

 

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Currently kept species

L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

My youtube channel.  My ant Etsy store - Millennium Ants

#111 Offline Topgun757 - Posted May 28 2024 - 1:37 PM

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How are they doing now?
2x Camponotus novaeboracensis
1 Camponotus pensylvanicus
1 Teramorium immigrans
1 Lasius neoniger
Still getting over the loss of my Dolichoderus taschenbergii queen.
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