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AntsDakota wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:30 am

Ltislander wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:42 pm

So I tried it with another tetramorium queen and overnight I saw the new one on the ground dead. It didn’t work!

Yeah, Tetramorium queens will fight. My queens were Pheidole.

I did not know Canada had Pheidole. That would be funny

First off, I would like to congratulate you on the fantastic progress/success you have had with this particular Camponotus pennsylvanicus colony. I am very jealous. They have always been my favorite. I have a colony as well but did not heat them. As a result they have underperformed. I wont hijack ...

So when do majors usually start to arrive? Honestly, I am thinking there is no set date. It seriously just depends on how successful your queen wants to be. I noticed with this colony they weren't afraid of protein like most young Camponotus colonies are when they just start out, (1 - 5 workers). I...

Looks awesome. I'm a first time ant keeper that has three yet unidentified test tube colonies. I notice you are located in Ontario, what is your preferred source for different supplies (food, housing, etc). Hello, In terms of food I regularly frequent my backyard as a primary food source. It's quit...

First off, I would like to congratulate you on the fantastic progress/success you have had with this particular Camponotus pennsylvanicus colony. I am very jealous. They have always been my favorite. I have a colony as well but did not heat them. As a result they have underperformed. I wont hijack ...

As someone requested, here are some photos of the colony.


(one of the smaller majors trying to photo bomb)

In my opinion, wild insects initially are nothing but a gamble. I did not know if my yard had been sprayed, or anywhere around me. I just took a chance on a colony that wasn't doing all that well anyway. They seemed to be fine going onto months later. This is when I started feeding all of my colonie...

Oh and I forgot! This colony has lost it's first worker (to my sight there could be more) to unknown reasons.

Wow my queen is taking a break from laying right now but there seems to be development on my brood so I'm hoping I can get the last few larva done before the weather here drops. There's been alot of funky weather patterns in ontario this year I don't doubt another 20+ day coming still so hopefully ...

This colony is at 34 workers with about 8 more pupa left to enclose. The rest of their larva has stopped development as the temperatures have dropped to a low of 14 degrees. I never knew I'd be putting my ants into hibernation so soon but it seems to be the case. Last year September temperatures we...