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Posted Yesterday, 11:45 AM
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When I woke up this morning and looked at my pavement ant colonies I was surprised to find workers!
I had checked on my queens the previous day and their hadn't been a single worker, what was weird is that today multiple of my colonies had workers, around five out of twenty colonies now have workers, so what I'm saying is that they all must have had workers on the same day, is that not weird? it took almost to months for them to develop into workers and I didn't catch them all on the same day.
Any way it's pretty exiting to finely see some workers.
Here are some pictures of on of my colonies.
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Posted Yesterday, 11:47 AM
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Apologies for the bad quality.
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Posted Yesterday, 2:01 PM
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Congrats! I also have a few young tetra colonies. Make sure to feed them well because they grow fast!
Keeping:
5x - S. molesta (founding) 2x - C. pennsylvanicus (colonies)
4x - C. chromaiodes (colonies)
4x - T. immigrans (founding queens and colonies)
1x - F. subsericea (founding)
Check out my C. nearcticus journal here: https://www.formicul...cticus-journal/
Check out my C. chromaiodes journal here: https://www.formicul...aiodes-journal/
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Posted Yesterday, 2:31 PM
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It is not unusual for queens exposed to the same conditions to get workers on the same day. Happens all the time. The 'weird' thing is that it took 2 months for them to develop. Normal Tetra development is around 3 weeks. Were they heated properly? Two months is insanely slow.
"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
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Posted Yesterday, 2:39 PM
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ya, I haven't heated them much because I only have a heating pad and that seems to warm, I wouldn't want to cook them to death.
I am trying to figure out a way to heat them.
If you have any suggestions then please tell.
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I also live in the basement so its not particularly warm.
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Posted Yesterday, 2:49 PM
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They should be 80 - 90 degrees F (25 - 30 C) in order for them to grow at their full potential.
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Posted Yesterday, 2:57 PM
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I understand, but I don't know what to heat them with.
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Posted Yesterday, 4:57 PM
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Get a 15 watt heat cable or turn down air conditioning.
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Posted Yesterday, 5:16 PM
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Do you have a garage or shed you can keep them in?
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Posted Yesterday, 6:29 PM
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I don't have space in my garage for them right now but I'm moving soon so I might in the near future.
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