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[OiledOlives]

Camponotus castaneus queens:



Monomorium minimum colony:


Pheidole pilifera (I got rid of my first colony and the queen of the other colony died)

[OiledOlives]

I caught a Stigmatomma queen under a rock a month ago and found some workers around 100 miles away. I introduced them to the queen with no fighting, but the queen ate the two eggs she had laid. Now, they have a small batch of eggs and a larvae. I'm curious to see how they're gonna respond to diapause since they're being heated. Something else that I find interesting is that they're doing fine without substrate (which I'll add once the larvae gets larger) and centipedes. They've been on a diet of solely roaches and occasional mealworms.

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[Virginian_ants]

Wow good job. I've been hunting for these guys ever since I moved to Virginia.

[Ernteameise]

Oh wow, amazing that you can keep them under these conditions and nutrition.

I have read that they are hard to keep and require their centipedes / millipedes.

Really cool.

Hope the colony continues to grow!