Antnest's C. Noveboracensis journal
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Antnest's C. Noveboracensis journal
So yesterday i caught 3 queens of C noveboracensis. i have them in a shoe box with padding and a heating pad so they should be comfortable. hope for eggs soon
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Re: Antnest's C. Noveboracensis journal
also I'm thinking of names for them
queen #1
colony name= the lobster backs
Queen #2
colony name= the red dragons
queen #3
colony name= the legionarys
other names are welcome
queen #1
colony name= the lobster backs
Queen #2
colony name= the red dragons
queen #3
colony name= the legionarys
other names are welcome
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Re: Antnest's C. Noveboracensis journal
Update!!
Eggs have been sighted I repeat Eggs have been sighted
Queen#1 (lobster backs)
She has sadly no eggs and has kept her wings. she is showing more infertile/no eggs laying mood behavior (that was for you batspiderfish)
Queen#2 (the red dragons)
She is my FAVORITE queen right now because she has
~15 eggs
Queens#3
slow but sturdy(like the Romans) this queen is slowly growing her brood pile
~7 eggs
Eggs have been sighted I repeat Eggs have been sighted
Queen#1 (lobster backs)
She has sadly no eggs and has kept her wings. she is showing more infertile/no eggs laying mood behavior (that was for you batspiderfish)
Queen#2 (the red dragons)
She is my FAVORITE queen right now because she has
~15 eggs
Queens#3
slow but sturdy(like the Romans) this queen is slowly growing her brood pile
~7 eggs
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Re: Antnest's C. Noveboracensis journal
here are my 6 camponotus queens
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Re: Antnest's C. Noveboracensis journal
Camponotus novaeboracensis. Nova Eboraca is Latin for "New York".
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Re: Antnest's C. Noveboracensis journal
UPDATE
Wow, along time has passed since an update but iv'e learned that c. noveboracensis brood develops a lot faster that pennsylvanicus brood
Here is the counts
lobster backs
still nothing
red dragon
Super Large larvae! (ok not like super large but their about to pupate)
About 7 large larvae
5 medium larvae
legionnaires
super large larvae 4
medium larvae 5
Wow, along time has passed since an update but iv'e learned that c. noveboracensis brood develops a lot faster that pennsylvanicus brood
Here is the counts
lobster backs
still nothing
red dragon
Super Large larvae! (ok not like super large but their about to pupate)
About 7 large larvae
5 medium larvae
legionnaires
super large larvae 4
medium larvae 5
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Re: Antnest's C. Noveboracensis journal
wow i have learned that Noveboracensis's brood develops much faster that c. pennsylvannicus's brood!
All queens have pupae!!!!!
(other than you know...
lobster backs)
hoping for workers in about a weeks
All queens have pupae!!!!!
(other than you know...
lobster backs)
hoping for workers in about a weeks
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YAY The red dragons have 5 workers and are drinking a lot of sugar water! they also have even more pupae and another batch of eggs and small larvae coming!!!!!
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Re: Antnest's C. Noveboracensis journal
Update!!
starting with the sad news i had to release the legionnaires because i found out that they are sadly infertile and with them i released the lobster backs. But on a happy note the red dragons have 15 workers!! with 1 pupae 2 large larvae and about 15 larvae. I think that the larvae can make it before diapause. Any brood after that would have to wait until spring. so really i'm thinking about 30 workers!!! I am sooo happy about this colony since this is the first colony that i have raised from a single queen to above 12 workers!
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starting with the sad news i had to release the legionnaires because i found out that they are sadly infertile and with them i released the lobster backs. But on a happy note the red dragons have 15 workers!! with 1 pupae 2 large larvae and about 15 larvae. I think that the larvae can make it before diapause. Any brood after that would have to wait until spring. so really i'm thinking about 30 workers!!! I am sooo happy about this colony since this is the first colony that i have raised from a single queen to above 12 workers!
here are some picks of their colony
Some of My Informative Sheets
https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=19099
Includes :
https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=19099
Includes :
- Ant Care Sheets
Queen Hunting
How To Identify Ants
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Re: Antnest's C. Noveboracensis journal
Wow. I caught one of those queens a few months back and she died via infertility.
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