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Cheryl's Lasius Queen


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#1 Offline Shareallicu - Posted September 20 2016 - 8:21 PM

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My pictures have not been clear enough to determine what specific Lasius queen she is, but I am thinking of naming her Lacy since she is a Lasius! 

 

Lacy is not as jumpy and afraid of me as my Formica (Princess Leia) ant.  So I checked on her today.  I put her in a large test tube set up and put a small piece of wood inside.  It straddles the sides, so she can go on top or underneath.  I also drilled a hole in the middle so she can use that to move from top/bottom, or she can just go over the two ends.  She was sitting upside down in the hole, with her wings still intact, so I don't know if she even managed to mate! 

 

I found Lacy in the cats water and rescued her!  I am hoping she mated before plunging herself into the water, but only time will tell.

 

I try to ignore both my queens but it's so hard!  As my first queens, they are difficult to ignore: I'm so excited!! :D

 

I am back in college for the fall quarter, so I will probably find it easier to ignore them in the near future as my homework piles up!

 

 

 

 



#2 Offline NightsWebs - Posted September 20 2016 - 10:10 PM

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I wish you the best of luck with your queens and the hobby.  Allowing the queens to be alone for 3-5 day stretches I have found really helps them settle down and build their colony.


Current Colonies;

Acromyrmex Versicolor

Dorymyrmex Bicolor

Pogonomyrmex Californicus
Pogonomyrmex Rugosus

Pogonomyrmex Tenuispinus
Novomessor Cockerelli
Myrmecocystus Mexicanus

 

Last Update: 08 Jul 2016

 

 


#3 Offline Shareallicu - Posted September 21 2016 - 3:05 PM

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I wish you the best of luck with your queens and the hobby.  Allowing the queens to be alone for 3-5 day stretches I have found really helps them settle down and build their colony.

OKay thanks a lot!  I will  definitely do that 






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