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Will230145's Lasius Neoniger Journal! (Discontinued)

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#1 Offline Will230145 - Posted February 13 2018 - 1:51 PM

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Ok, so I was posting pictures wrong, so my old journal is just a how to post pictures.

So I caught this queen and put her in hibernation, and a few days ago she layed eggs! 2/11/18


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Today she layed more eggs! 2/13/18

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She has 22 eggs! (if I counted right)

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#2 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted February 13 2018 - 2:19 PM

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Cool! Hopefully, my Lasius neoniger start to lay eggs as well... XD


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Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus


#3 Offline Will230145 - Posted February 13 2018 - 4:07 PM

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I hope she makes it too her first workers! After that she should be good! 

 

I need some names for her?



#4 Offline Will230145 - Posted February 21 2018 - 6:32 PM

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2/21/2018

 

Nothing much has happened, she just layed a few more eggs. I will try to post every Wednesday!  :D

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You can see she is holding an egg (obviously)

 

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Not a very good picture but here is her brood pile LOTS of EGGS!  :rolleyes:


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#5 Offline Will230145 - Posted February 22 2018 - 4:32 PM

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Does anybody know what the average time for egg to worker is, she's had eggs for about 2 weeks now?



#6 Offline Serafine - Posted February 22 2018 - 4:56 PM

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My Lasius niger (fairly similar to neoniger) took about 2 months to get her first workers, it seems the first batch always takes a bit longer. The eggs hatched after about 3 weeks.


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We should respect all forms of consciousness. The body is just a vessel, a mere hull.

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#7 Offline Will230145 - Posted February 22 2018 - 5:02 PM

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ok, thanks



#8 Offline Will230145 - Posted February 26 2018 - 6:35 PM

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I will try to get some more photos but, nothing much has changed, her brood pile gets a tiny bit bit larger every day I’ve noticed! She does not mind me checking on her every day (I keep my queen on my ant desk with a towel on top of them) as I don’t really have to disturb her. I will update you guys whenever something exciting happens!
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#9 Offline Will230145 - Posted February 28 2018 - 1:27 PM

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Barely anything has changed but she now has a few larvae, you can’t see them as she stuffed them in the cotton, but I saw her holding one! I can’t wait for her first nanitc!

#10 Offline Will230145 - Posted March 4 2018 - 2:16 PM

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3/1/18

 

I see my queen has has of her brood pile larvae!!! Can anyone tell me what stage it looks like the larvae are in?  I know they aren't very good pictures   :(

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#11 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted March 4 2018 - 2:23 PM

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Instar 1, maybe 2. My lasius neoniger queens are at about the same stage. Looking forward to have workers!


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Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus


#12 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted March 4 2018 - 2:27 PM

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actually maybe 3


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Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus


#13 Offline Will230145 - Posted March 4 2018 - 2:42 PM

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Ok, thanks! I noticed their heads are always moving.

#14 Offline Will230145 - Posted March 8 2018 - 2:22 PM

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3/8/18

Recently I put some orange sand in her test tube she did nothing until one day she moved some of it towards her.

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I then checked up on her today and I saw a single pupae with orange sand around more larvae!!! I also see a few more spinning cocoons! Can't wait for nanitics! (The Pupae is by her gaster)

 

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#15 Offline Will230145 - Posted March 10 2018 - 8:47 AM

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She has a total of 5 pupae and a ton of larvae about to spin cocoones!

#16 Offline Will230145 - Posted March 17 2018 - 8:53 AM

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She has a total of 10 cocoons and I will post pictures when first worker comes!

#17 Offline AntsMaryland - Posted March 17 2018 - 4:23 PM

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Cool! One of my Lasius queens now has 2 cocoons. Hoping for more soon. :D


Aphaenogaster cf. rudis 

Tetramorium immigrans 

Tapinoma sessile

Formica subsericea

Pheidole sp.

Camponotus nearcticus


#18 Offline Will230145 - Posted March 18 2018 - 4:26 PM

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I might get rid of this queen, I don’t know if I should keep her or my Formica Subsericea colony, I need your guys’s opinion on which one to keep!

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Formica is what I would chose. Why not keep both?

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#20 Offline Will230145 - Posted March 18 2018 - 5:12 PM

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Can’t parents won’t allow me too , I’ve proved my responsibility but I have too many pets for a 12 year old...





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