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Lasius murphyi raised to workers?

Started By michiganantsinmyyard , Feb 16 2024 12:11 PM

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#1 Offline michiganantsinmyyard - Posted February 16 2024 - 12:11 PM

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Has anyone ever raised them to workers? I’ve made a queen accept hosts a long time ago, but she died because I was pretty dumb back then. I have seen claviger and other parasites raised to workers, but I’m curious if murphyi has.

#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted February 16 2024 - 7:18 PM

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Lasius murphyi is the only common acanthomyops that has not been done yet. The farthest anyone has gotten is eggs to my knowledge.

My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#3 Offline michiganantsinmyyard - Posted February 16 2024 - 8:39 PM

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Lasius Murphyi are extremely common in my neighbourhood, will have to attempt raising them this year.

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#4 Offline BDantsalberta - Posted April 22 2024 - 4:16 PM

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Good luck! Do you think you could make a journal when your founding them?

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#5 Offline michiganantsinmyyard - Posted April 24 2024 - 12:33 PM

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Good luck! Do you think you could make a journal when your founding them?

If I do, I absolutely will. It would be one of those continuous ones, where multiple colonies will be kept and the journal will be recorded as I get new queens each year.