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Dspdrew's Solenopsis invicta Journal [174] (Discontinued)

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#1 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 17 2014 - 5:37 PM

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8-17-2014
 
I was given these two Solenopsis invicta queens by Chromerust. He found them 7-14-2014 at the Hidden Valley Nature Center in Norco, California. Like typical fire ants, they both had a bunch of workers within a month. At this point they each have about 20 workers.

 

 


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#2 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted August 17 2014 - 6:18 PM

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Yes! A journal for these too, saw on the census you had them, but they were your only ones without a journal.



#3 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 17 2014 - 6:23 PM

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Yeah I noticed it wasn't linked, then I remembered I never made a journal for them. :lol:


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#4 Offline Crystals - Posted August 18 2014 - 6:11 AM

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I am curious to see how fast these grow and how drew plans to contain them in 6 months or so.  :D


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#5 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 18 2014 - 8:15 AM

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No problem haha. :comeon:



#6 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted August 18 2014 - 10:33 AM

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Yeah, that will sure be something, though don't Solenopsis xyloni grow just as fast? Or are these faster?



#7 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted August 18 2014 - 1:24 PM

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Drew I'm gonna challenge you to keep this colony going for 2 years! :D


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#8 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 18 2014 - 1:45 PM

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Yeah, I doubt they grow any faster than S. xyloni, which grow pretty fast themselves.



#9 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted September 1 2014 - 5:34 PM

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Update! They are probably massive by now...



#10 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 2 2014 - 6:09 AM

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Hah, it's only been two weeks, but they're growing fast.



#11 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted September 2 2014 - 6:36 AM

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Its Solenopsis... Two weeks makes all the difference needed.  :)



#12 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted September 3 2014 - 11:57 AM

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Just found Solenopsis invicta is Simi Valley... :( First time I found them here, yet to find the colony, just found a few foraging workers. Absolutely Solenopsis invicta. Minors only, so they are probably nanatics. Looks like they found their way to here too...

#13 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted September 12 2014 - 6:51 PM

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They are easier to keep than Solenopsis xyloni just because when you want to move them, you just slowly fill them up with water ant they will make their raft!  :D



#14 Offline Antboy888 - Posted September 13 2014 - 12:24 AM

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Cool colony, I would love to see how much they have grown now.

 

Dspdrew, or anybody else read The Fire Ants by Walter Tschinkel? Very interesting book.



#15 Offline dspdrew - Posted September 13 2014 - 9:35 AM

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These colonies are still pretty small. I have not read that book.



#16 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted September 13 2014 - 10:00 AM

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I heard of that book, but have not read it- yet.



#17 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted October 11 2014 - 5:26 PM

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Update! They gotta be pretty big by now, unless they are like mine and are going on three months and only at six workers.



#18 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 11 2014 - 5:33 PM

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Yeah, they're not growing much.



#19 Offline Alza - Posted October 11 2014 - 5:34 PM

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you can add that as an update 



#20 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted November 2 2014 - 4:58 PM

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They ought to have grown by now! :D







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