UI.Spec_Col-1:Entry#1

[TherealIABAST]

Queen was caught in later summer of 19, in Rockville MD, scurrying along a dirt path.
First brood was seen one or two months in, and matured in a few weeks.
after her initial seven nanitics she stopped producing larvae, and all but two died.
she has had two more since I last checked (a month or so ago) and started producing a lot more (she has produced eleven eggs) after she moved into a clean test tube and was given some food (a baby cranefly) two weeks ago.
they are active and sensitive to vibrations. They scramble around the test tube whenever I start to open the drawer (regardless of how cautiously, and I will often see the queen moving a lot. they are avid burrowers and need a large amount of cotton, as to not escape or drown. I am still not 100% sure of the species, but I think it is Lasius Niger.

[Hawkeye]

Queen was caught in later summer of 19, in Rockville MD, scurrying along a dirt path.
First brood was seen one or two months in, and matured in a few weeks.
after her initial seven nanitics she stopped producing larvae, and all but two died.
she has had two more since I last checked (a month or so ago) and started producing a lot more (she has produced eleven eggs) after she moved into a clean test tube and was given some food (a baby cranefly) two weeks ago.
they are active and sensitive to vibrations. They scramble around the test tube whenever I start to open the drawer (regardless of how cautiously, and I will often see the queen moving a lot. they are avid burrowers and need a large amount of cotton, as to not escape or drown. I am still not 100% sure of the species, but I think it is Lasius Niger.

Sounds like you need to up your food offerings, specifically protein

[QJH2023]

the way they sound so sensitive to vibration suggests that it is formica (as their are no photos so just a guess)

[TherealIABAST]

the way they sound so sensitive to vibration suggests that it is formica (as their are no photos so just a guess)

I posted pictures on a different account in a different topic, will it ban me for spamming if I put them here too?

[QJH2023]

the way they sound so sensitive to vibration suggests that it is formica (as their are no photos so just a guess)

I posted pictures on a different account in a different topic, will it ban me for spamming if I put them here too?

I looked at your other posts but I seen the picture didn't work so try using https://imgur.com/ then upload photo then paste BBC code into reply and thats it hope this helps

[TherealIABAST]

I have them on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/186865929@N06/albums/72157714430140771

[Hawkeye]

I have them on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/186865929@N06/albums/72157714430140771

Hey is there any chance you have some more detailed pictures? You can show pictures in your post by including the picture location as long as it is marked by 'tags'. [ img ] picture location [ /img ] (without the spaces)

[TherealIABAST]

I have them on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/186865929@N06/albums/72157714430140771

Hey is there any chance you have some more detailed pictures? You can show pictures in your post by including the picture location as long as it is marked by 'tags'. [ img ] picture location [ /img ] (without the spaces)

I don't have any better pictures, they aren't exactly happy about photoshoots, seeing as they are photophobic (I'm sorry)!

[QJH2023]

I have them on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/186865929@N06/albums/72157714430140771

Hey is there any chance you have some more detailed pictures? You can show pictures in your post by including the picture location as long as it is marked by 'tags'. [ img ] picture location [ /img ] (without the spaces)

I don't have any better pictures, they aren't exactly happy about photoshoots, seeing as they are photophobic (I'm sorry)!

I've never seen a formica species like that but hey my guess was right at least and yeah super sensitive to vibrations