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Ok well all's been going well with the colony so far. They and fully accepted the queen as their own, she has been laying eggs and today I noticed two large pupa! Looks like they have progressed far enough that they have decided they need some larger sisters!

The picture seems a little fuzzy but thats because the humidity is a little high right this second (just added water yesterday and unlike vertical nests it settles on the glass of the hybrid nest) but you can see the two larger pupa.

A little better photo.

Wow that is great that the queen has been accepted! Question: How are you heating the nest?

ooper01 wrote:Wow that is great that the queen has been accepted! Question: How are you heating the nest?

Small little 5 watt flat tank heater setting near it. Not under it becauses extreme condensation. Normally it's on a timer that powers it during the day and at night it shuts down. Simulating day warmth.

I'm assuming they're dead?

Nope, the queen died but I transplanted another queen and moved them into the soil nest. Thriving and getting bigger every day. Posting a video on the soil nest in a few mins showing them swarming some superworms I fed them today.

Alright. Thanks!

Wait so this is the third queen? Or the second?

IridomyrmexJ wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:33 pm

Wait so this is the third queen? Or the second?

Second

MadVampy wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 13, 2016 8:30 pm

They accepted her and she is continuing off where Angelique left off.

Never knew Fire ants accepted other queens. When I had Fire Ants (Four queen colony) the killed 3 of the queens and left only one. Must have introduced the at the wrong time.