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They look like Messor Barbarus to me.

Tethiner wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 07, 2018 9:08 am

Sol. Inv. are polygynous, so could this have been a minor queen?

Polygynous species don't have major and minor queens, only workers. They all come from the same queen.

I have noticed smaller workers in smaller colonies, as well. However, every species I've seen seems to do this. I've just chalked it up to the colony not being able to invest in a longer development time during their earlier years. There are several AntsCanada videos where Mikey Bustos says the Nani...

Have you removed the video? Youtube says that you have.

Anyways, what species is the colony?

If you haven't started a colony yet, never settle for just one queen, as there is probably only a 50 - 70% chance that they will spawn a colony. At least, that's what I've found with my 40 - 70 queens caught. I currently have about 14 - 17 small colonies, and 18 - 25 queens with eggs/larvae/pupae. I...

Where is this? I'm also in the GTA, but haven't seen any alates.I have seen plenty of worker, and even super-majors, though.

Masterchief wrote: ↑

Mon May 07, 2018 5:53 pm

I was lucky enough to find a beautiful llttle princess! I couldn't believe she started having her eggs after just 2 days of darkness in my drawer!

If she's laying eggs, then she's no longer a princess, she's a queen!

How are the test tubes set up? Do they have a lot of space in them? For now, i would recommend just adding more cotton, as they could just be trying to get comfortable.keep and eye on them to make sure they don't escape.

Sounds interesting. Where did you get the "Mini-Mealworms?" I think that you should wait until the colony is big enough to have an outworld, and feed them these little critters again. if they do the same thing, I'd say that they're trying to farm them. Any pictures of the old test-tube?

I am currently taking care of a self-sorting mealworm farm (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQBrAzr0cmk), and, although it seems like they're all on top, most are under the surface. For feeding, the oat mixture is fine for food, but they need something for water. Old carrots/potatoes are good. I use...