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Strickys Formica Journal

Started By stricky_ants , Today, 8:03 AM
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#1 Offline stricky_ants - Posted Today, 8:03 AM

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Hello - I recently acquired a “Formica Subaenscens” colony from Jeff. The colony has around 30-50 workers, and a big egg pile. They came in a test tube and I moved them into a tubs and tube setup I made the other day. I plan on adding two more Formica species to this journal soon, as they have not flown in my area yet. The picture below has the queen and 1/3 of the workers.

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#2 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted Today, 8:55 AM

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Beautiful ants! Formica is a severely underrated genus, and I look forward to seeing their progress! There aren't enough detailed journals documenting large Formica colonies on this forum. I have a Formica pallidefulva colony that also has 50 workers and an argentea colony that looks quite similar to yours, so we can change that together. 


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica pallidefulva, argentea

Formica cf. aserva

Pheidole bicarinata

Lasius claviger

Camponotus vicinus, modoc

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

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