Tetramorium Queen Updates

[TheRealAntMan]

I'll keep that in mind. I think a small piece of cooked chicken should do the job for protein until the colony gets bigger, I dont want to buy mealworms for a tiny colony cuz they'll go to waste

Or you can culture your mealworms so you won't have to buy them as often.

[TopTierTetra]

UPDATE: My single larvae is now a pupae! Soon I'll have my first Nanitic I took some photos, although because of the quality of my phone they're quite awful... I might as well add one of them, so that one will be attached here. Its my first time posting an image on here so I'm not sure if it'll work. I hope so... You should be able see the queen and her one big pupae.

[TopTierTetra]

More pictures this time, but I'll also post the links below the images just in case it doesn't show up... I moved the queen to another test tube due to some mold, hopefully it'll make her feel better. Any ideas as to why she's only made one pupae so far?



http://imgur.com/gallery/ZrbiLN9

http://imgur.com/gallery/9yOMMTK

[AntsDakota]

Be aware, for a lot of Tetramorium colonies are actually Pheidole! Both Pheidole and Tetramorium live in my area, but I've only caught Pheidole queens before.

[TopTierTetra]

Oh my! I have no problem with pheidole at all. They're also among my favorite species

[Whitelotus]

Has your queen created a burrow in the new tube similar to her nest in the old tube?

[TopTierTetra]

Not that I can see, no. The pupae is beginning to turn to a light orange/yellow color so I assume she'll become a worker soon. Hopefully in doing so she prompts the queen to begin egg laying. I've also hypothesized she could be preparing for hibernation, as october is right around the corner.

[AntsDakota]

Oh my! I have no problem with pheidole at all. They're also among my favorite species

The black Pheidole colony I once had was actually very picky about food.