Journal of Queens

Share your Ant Journals, Youtube Channels, and Blogs with the global ant community

Moderator: ooper01

RespectforAnts
Posts: 76
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:56 pm
Location: wisconsin

Journal of Queens

Post: # 94175Post RespectforAnts
Sat Jul 02, 2022 1:55 pm

Recently I have caught 7 queens, 2 Camponotus Penn. 1 Camponotus Novaeboracensis, 3 Tetramorium queens and one citronella ant queen (Lasius Interjectus). The two Camponotus Penn. queens have both laid clusters of eggs. I will continue to update the progress of these queens.
C. Novaeboracensis (my favorite ant
C. Pennsylvannicus x2
Tetramorium Immigrans x2

AntsInMB
Posts: 86
Joined: Sun Jun 27, 2021 4:15 pm
Location: Winnipeg

Re: Journal of Queens

Post: # 94184Post AntsInMB
Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:33 pm

Cool!

RespectforAnts
Posts: 76
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:56 pm
Location: wisconsin

Re: Journal of Queens

Post: # 94810Post RespectforAnts
Tue Jul 19, 2022 7:27 am

update: I checked last night and they all were alive and had clusters of eggs and mature larva, and what I was really excited about was that the C. Novaeboracensis queen had a pupa! :) I'm thinking probably another 2 weeks before first workers!
C. Novaeboracensis (my favorite ant
C. Pennsylvannicus x2
Tetramorium Immigrans x2

RespectforAnts
Posts: 76
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:56 pm
Location: wisconsin

Re: Journal of Queens

Post: # 94811Post RespectforAnts
Tue Jul 19, 2022 7:28 am

The Lasius Interjectus queen regretably died as well. R.I.P. :(
C. Novaeboracensis (my favorite ant
C. Pennsylvannicus x2
Tetramorium Immigrans x2

SYUTEO
Posts: 1395
Joined: Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:58 am
Location: Malaysia

Re: Journal of Queens

Post: # 94814Post SYUTEO
Tue Jul 19, 2022 7:41 am

Lasius interjectus are parasitic.

RespectforAnts
Posts: 76
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:56 pm
Location: wisconsin

Re: Journal of Queens

Post: # 94833Post RespectforAnts
Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:38 pm

I know I learned that too late. oh well
C. Novaeboracensis (my favorite ant
C. Pennsylvannicus x2
Tetramorium Immigrans x2

SolenopsisKeeper
Posts: 2402
Joined: Sun Dec 12, 2021 11:41 am
Location: United States, Florida

Re: Journal of Queens

Post: # 94839Post SolenopsisKeeper
Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:14 pm

RespectforAnts wrote:
Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:38 pm
I know I learned that too late. oh well
At least you know next time, right?
When you accidentally reply to yourself…

RespectforAnts
Posts: 76
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:56 pm
Location: wisconsin

Re: Journal of Queens

Post: # 95021Post RespectforAnts
Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:50 pm

Yes, I do. Moving on to better news though, I checked the tetramorium and unfortunately 1 queen died, but I'm not too disappointed because even though she broke off her wings when she settled into her test tube. She never laid any eggs :( so I don't know if she was infertile or if she just was weird. But the other queens both have mature larvae. :D
C. Novaeboracensis (my favorite ant
C. Pennsylvannicus x2
Tetramorium Immigrans x2

RespectforAnts
Posts: 76
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:56 pm
Location: wisconsin

Re: Journal of Queens

Post: # 95023Post RespectforAnts
Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:52 pm

Oops, submitted twice, also I'm excited to change my signature to ones showing my colonies. :)
C. Novaeboracensis (my favorite ant
C. Pennsylvannicus x2
Tetramorium Immigrans x2

RespectforAnts
Posts: 76
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:56 pm
Location: wisconsin

Re: Journal of Queens

Post: # 95762Post RespectforAnts
Sat Aug 13, 2022 8:52 pm

The workers finally arrived! Both the tetramorium queens have about 8 workers, though I noticed that one of them is very sluggish and not very active, maybe the exoskeletons have't hardened yet? I also checked on the camponotus and was pleasantly surprised that 2 of them had workers except for the 2nd camponotus penn. who has mature pupae. Anyway the C. Novaeboracensis is up to 6 workers and is looking promising. The first camponotus penn. queen has 2 workers but I am confused because the second one cannot get off its back and looks like a couple of its legs are joined together or something, and I feel kinda bad for it. Also in that test tube there must have been some sand in it or something because they are rolling around this big sand ball lol :lol: . I already fed all the colonies with workers and noticed mold on the water side of the cotton ball on one of them, its not serious yet but I think the cotton ball has also dried out because the queen was tugging at it, so should I try and move them, they have some eggs and small larvae also 1 mature larvae.
C. Novaeboracensis (my favorite ant
C. Pennsylvannicus x2
Tetramorium Immigrans x2

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 14 guests