
I caught this queen end of june 2013 in Estes park Colorado. After over wintering alone she laid eggs two weeks ago.
She now has one pupae and one larave and a pile of eggs
Looks like you have a nice colony on the way.
Nice.
I have a couple test tubes of those. Mine also waited until after hibernation to lay eggs.
I find the queens will accept a drop or two of hummingbird nectar every other week or so. I put mine on tinfoil to avoid messes.
Wait until you see how small the nanitics are.
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Interesting. Those I found in July 2013 laid eggs almost immediately. And the first workers came few weeks later.
Most of my Formicinae have a mix of cocooned and naked pupae as well.
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