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Manitobant’s Low-Effort Lasius Latipes (with larvae)

Started By Manitobant , Feb 18 2022 1:36 PM

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#1 Offline Manitobant - Posted February 18 2022 - 1:36 PM

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On august 30th, 2021 i caught 12 lasius latipes queens at bird’s hill provincial park, which is around 30 minutes away from winnipeg. Within a week, 11 of them were dead despite being given host workers. The lone surviving queen was placed into a mini hearth on September 15th with around 30 lasius neoniger and lasius latipes host workers, and was placed into hibernation on October 9th. She was taken out of hibernation on January 20th, 2022 and laid her first batch of eggs a few days ago. Despite being of the thin-legged “alpha” form, this queen is one of my favourites and I really hope she successfully founds a colony!

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My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Formica subintegra: https://www.formicul...ological-brood/
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449

#2 Offline NicholasP - Posted February 18 2022 - 1:48 PM

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This is an incredible ant species to keep! Good luck with your latipes!


#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted April 19 2022 - 1:51 PM

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The colony now has some large larvae and a HUGE egg pile. The pupae are not hers but were robbed from some founding neoniger queens i have in order to increase the amount of hosts.

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Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Formica subintegra: https://www.formicul...ological-brood/
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449

#4 Offline ZTYguy - Posted April 19 2022 - 3:04 PM

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Very cool. I love parasitic Lasius journals.


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