GyneNoobs pavement ant journal
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GyneNoobs pavement ant journal
My cat found this beauty in the bedroom on Tuesday early morning. Must have either came in through the window or picked her up while I ran outside to close the umbrella during the rain.
https://i.imgur.com/5FbKfmN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/aTHSvEw.jpg
Yesterday after work I checked on her and she has eggs already.
https://i.imgur.com/lQYR7zv.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/5FbKfmN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/aTHSvEw.jpg
Yesterday after work I checked on her and she has eggs already.
https://i.imgur.com/lQYR7zv.jpg
Founding colony of Prenolepis Imparis,
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
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Re: GyneNoobs pavement ant journal
Nice! Looking forward to future updates on this queenGyneNoob wrote: ↑Thu Jul 07, 2022 3:37 pmMy cat found this beauty in the bedroom on Tuesday early morning. Must have either came in through the window or picked her up while I ran outside to close the umbrella during the rain.
https://i.imgur.com/5FbKfmN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/aTHSvEw.jpg
Yesterday after work I checked on her and she has eggs already.
https://i.imgur.com/lQYR7zv.jpg
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Re: GyneNoobs pavement ant journal
I caught 10 more queens this morning.
Founding colony of Prenolepis Imparis,
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
Re: GyneNoobs pavement ant journal
All queens now have eggs. I have most in single queen tubes, but I have one setup of 2 queens and one setup of three queens together.
Founding colony of Prenolepis Imparis,
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
Re: GyneNoobs pavement ant journal
This morning one of the queens drowned in the tube. The cotton ball wasn't pushed in correctly and leaked. This queen had eggs so before I left for work, I carefully picked them up with opened tweezers and put them into another tube with another queen, Assuming since I caught all these queens at the same time and in the same area that they are most likely sisters. Upon arriving home after work the new queen did take the eggs.
I'll post pictures once imgur wants to upload.
I'll post pictures once imgur wants to upload.
Founding colony of Prenolepis Imparis,
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
Re: GyneNoobs pavement ant journal
Here is the second queen with adopted eggs and her own eggs. Picture taken yesterday.
https://i.imgur.com/s5eoZIs.jpg
While getting ready for bed my cat was playing in the bathtub and low and behold the drowned queen was resurrected and climbed out of the waste basket and found her way into the bathtub.
I checked for the dead queen in the waste basket, there's nothing. So the Jesus queen is back in her tube but with no eggs. Lol.
https://i.imgur.com/s5eoZIs.jpg
While getting ready for bed my cat was playing in the bathtub and low and behold the drowned queen was resurrected and climbed out of the waste basket and found her way into the bathtub.
I checked for the dead queen in the waste basket, there's nothing. So the Jesus queen is back in her tube but with no eggs. Lol.
Founding colony of Prenolepis Imparis,
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
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Re: GyneNoobs pavement ant journal
This happend with a termite alate. The ants were surprised it came back to lifeGyneNoob wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 6:08 amHere is the second queen with adopted eggs and her own eggs. Picture taken yesterday.
https://i.imgur.com/s5eoZIs.jpg
While getting ready for bed my cat was playing in the bathtub and low and behold the drowned queen was resurrected and climbed out of the waste basket and found her way into the bathtub.
I checked for the dead queen in the waste basket, there's nothing. So the Jesus queen is back in her tube but with no eggs. Lol.
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Re: GyneNoobs pavement ant journal
Just checked on the Jesus Queen, she has 3 eggs.
Founding colony of Prenolepis Imparis,
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
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Re: GyneNoobs pavement ant journal
Wow. Coming back from drowning, Immediately going back to egg laying.
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Re: GyneNoobs pavement ant journal
Right! Like nothing happened. She is looking around for her first set of eggs, but I can't tell which are which.
Founding colony of Prenolepis Imparis,
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
Colony of Tapinoma Sessile,
Founding colonies of Tetramorium immigrans
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