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Posted April 21 2017 - 4:48 AM
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The first colony is approaching a year 1/2 in age, the second is about 8 months old. I meant to start a journal for these guys sooner, but better late than never.
April 21 2017
First colony:
Second colony:
Edited by AntsMAN, May 23 2018 - 4:59 AM.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted May 22 2017 - 1:40 PM
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May 22 2017 - I couldn't get a good enough picture of the first colony, but they are doing really well.
These guys seem to be doing good as well, but the nest needs some air flow.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted June 14 2017 - 6:49 AM
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June 13 2017
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted June 14 2017 - 11:12 AM
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Is that a styrofoam formicarium?
I accidentally froze all my ants
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Posted June 14 2017 - 3:31 PM
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Is that a styrofoam formicarium?
Nope, 1" plastic material.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted July 28 2017 - 3:18 AM
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July 28 2017- Doing really well, they have double in size since my last update. This quickly becoming one of my favorite colonies.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted February 11 2018 - 1:32 PM
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Feb 11 2018 - These guys haven't been hibernated yet, they still have pupae and large piles of brood. They are doing really well.
I noticed some workers are acting as repletes.
Edited by AntsMAN, April 3 2018 - 12:08 PM.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted February 11 2018 - 2:25 PM
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very cool could it be Formica subsericea, they look a lot like my colony
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Posted February 11 2018 - 5:09 PM
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What species of Formica is that? It looks sort of like Formica fusca to me.
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Posted February 13 2018 - 2:55 PM
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Posted February 13 2018 - 3:10 PM
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Cool colony! Formica doesn't overwinter any brood, so if they have brood, let them be, but if they don't have any at some point soon, I would go for hibernation.
Yeah, Formica is cool that way. They let you know when to hibernate them.
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Posted February 13 2018 - 4:13 PM
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A way to tell the difference between Formica Fusca and Formica Subsericea is that Fusca Queens normally have shorter antennae whereas Subserice a Queens normally have longer antennae.
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Posted February 16 2018 - 9:43 AM
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Formica fusca, Formica glacialis, or Formica subsericea were my guess'.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted April 3 2018 - 12:07 PM
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April 3 2018 - Still haven't been put into hibernation. I'm still seeing lots of brood.
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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Posted May 27 2018 - 11:55 AM
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May 27 2018
Current queens/colonies
Camponotus novaeboracensis x2
Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2
Camponotus herculeanus x1
Formica sp. x1
Lasius americanus x1 (Lasius alienus)
Lasius neoniger x1
Crematogastor cerasi x1
Myrmica sp. x1
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