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[Cyll]

My friends send me this queen from Liguria (Italy) (this kind of ants live only in this region in Italy), in october 2014. The queen started depose eggs in spring of 2015. At the start of 2016 i put all the colony in a gasbeton nest homemade. 

 

Now there are 200+ workers, 80+ larvae and i can't count how many eggs. The first larvae of 2016 are starting become pupae. Some of major workers have the characteristic red head while other medium and small workers are all black.

 

I didn't put them in hibernation this winter but the queen anyway stopped depose eggs and she start only 3 weeks ago with rising temperatures.

 

So...sorry for my bad english and...enjoy fotos! If you have any question here I am

 

The queen

 

Major worker

 

 

Workers keep hanging a pupae

 

 

Major worker

 

Worker carry a seed

 

Edited by Cyll, April 10 2016 - 1:18 PM.

[drtrmiller]

Tupperware and bricks. A match made in ant heaven

[Alexant]

Looks good. Great photograhy.

[Cyll]

Tupperware and bricks. A match made in ant heaven

What does it mean?

I'm here to hear your, transocean, opinions! But I need a simple english, I really can't understeand this sentence!

Edited by Cyll, April 10 2016 - 2:25 PM.

[drtrmiller]

Sorry, it was a joke for the members here.  I understand it didn't translate well.  You may disregard my message

 

You have a very nice formicarium!

Edited by drtrmiller, April 10 2016 - 3:26 PM.

[dspdrew]

Nice pictures.

[Cyll]

Little update. Now there are tons of pupae, larvae and eggs! The queen never stop spawning.

 

I tried shoot a video. I can't do better than this at the moment. 

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM67DTHdTBE

 

Bye from Italy!