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[TheGamblingAnt]

Yeah I wouldn't let the tetras go, but is it bad to let like Formica subsericea and camponotus pennsylvanicus go? I legit caught them right in my backyard and I don't believe those are invasive species at all. I figured I'd be doing the right thing by letting those go in the woods vs killing them if I don't sell them?

[ANTdrew]

That is fine to do in my opinion.

[Grizvok]

Dang 3 weeks that's insane. I have all my queens in a box that is heated with a heat pad and a thermostat. Doesn't get colder than 78 degrees, but does get warmer on days when it's really hot here. I didn't realize tetramorium went from egg to worker so quickly. I've been used to slower ones I think, been raising prenolepis imparis, which took over 2 months. And camponotus pennsylvanicus which has been pretty slow too

I think the more often quoted time frame of 4-6 weeks for Tetramorium immigrans from egg to worker is a bit more accurate.