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A gathering of all my ant colonies and queens!

Post: # 36399Post AntsDakota
Sun May 27, 2018 11:42 am

I thought I would put all my ant colonies together on the same topic for those who might not have all my colonies/queens straight.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25

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Re: A gathering of all my ant colonies and queens!

Post: # 36400Post AntsDakota
Sun May 27, 2018 11:43 am

First- my colony of Lasius niger. It has about 300 workers and 1 queen.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25

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Re: A gathering of all my ant colonies and queens!

Post: # 36401Post AntsDakota
Sun May 27, 2018 11:44 am

Second- The Royal Legion, my Solenopsis molesta colony, which has about 100 workers and about 60 queens.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25

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Re: A gathering of all my ant colonies and queens!

Post: # 36402Post AntsDakota
Sun May 27, 2018 11:47 am

Third-The Black Bullets, my colony of Ponera pennsylvanica, that has 14 workers and a single queen whose name is Bala Real (Royal Bullet).
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25

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Re: A gathering of all my ant colonies and queens!

Post: # 36403Post AntsDakota
Sun May 27, 2018 11:50 am

Fourth-The Dark Embers, A Camponotus herculeanus colony that contains 2 workers and a queen named Fuego Nocturno (Nighttime Fire).
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25

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Re: A gathering of all my ant colonies and queens!

Post: # 36404Post AntsDakota
Sun May 27, 2018 11:51 am

Fifth-two Brachymyrmex depilis queens in a test tube with no workers.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25

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Re: A gathering of all my ant colonies and queens!

Post: # 36405Post AntsDakota
Sun May 27, 2018 11:52 am

Sixth-a Camponotus pennsylvanicus queen that I am not sure is mated.
"God made every kind of wild beasts and every kind of livestock and every kind of creeping things;" (including ants) "and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:25

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Re: A gathering of all my ant colonies and queens!

Post: # 36411Post Ltislander
Sun May 27, 2018 12:38 pm

Second- The Royal Legion, my Solenopsis molesta colony, which has about 100 workers and about 60 queens.
60 queens!? Thats a lot!

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Re: A gathering of all my ant colonies and queens!

Post: # 36439Post antnest8
Mon May 28, 2018 3:56 pm

looks like a lot of colonies
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Re: A gathering of all my ant colonies and queens!

Post: # 36488Post AntDudeUSA
Tue May 29, 2018 3:21 pm

pictures please ? I'm intrigued by the solenopsis colony
Keeper of
x1 Camponotus Penslyvanicus
x1 Formica Subscerica
x1 Tetramorium Caespitum
x1 Solenopsis Invicta
x1 Pheidole sp
x1 Dorymyrmex Bureni

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