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Post by TenebrousNova on Jun 1, 2017 14:40:25 GMT
I've ordered a single Tapinoma nigerrimum queen from Anthouse.es. I haven't tried ordering from this company before but I've seen some positive reviews!
I've encountered Tapinoma in the wild in Morocco and I did love them. At first glance they look a little like Lasius niger, but much faster and aggressive. Additionally, they can be polygynous. Tapinoma pupae are bare and not cocooned.
Will update further when she arrives but as always, comments and feedback are more than welcome.
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Post by jeoff82 on Jun 1, 2017 17:12:44 GMT
I've ordered a single Tapinoma nigerrimum queen from Anthouse.es. I haven't tried ordering from this company before but I've seen some positive reviews! I've encountered Tapinoma in the wild in Morocco and I did love them. At first glance they look a little like Lasius niger, but much faster and aggressive. Additionally, they can be polygynous. Tapinoma pupae are bare and not cocooned. Will update further when she arrives but as always, comments and feedback are more than welcome. I fancy a colony of these, maybe erraticum. Will you supply some sort of heat for them or keep them at room temp? What sort of set up are you planning for them as the colony grows? |
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Post by TenebrousNova on Jun 1, 2017 18:33:22 GMT
I'll probably keep them at room temperature for now since thanks to all the electrics I have in here, it's warm. On cooler days they can share the heat lamp the Messors use.  |
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Post by TenebrousNova on Jun 9, 2017 9:43:53 GMT
The Tapinoma have arrived at last. To my surprise, Anthouse has sent me two queens instead of one. Each queen has several small workers and a large pile of eggs. At first glance they can be mistaken for Lasius niger.    They're supposed to be polygynous, but I guess now that the queens have workers, they would never accept each other? Either way, I look forward to seeing how they do. |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jun 10, 2017 6:54:28 GMT
I have had 3 colonies from Roberto if he has a lot of stock, but they came with free with an acrylic nest. They do look similar to L. niger, but on the whole tend to be blacker and a bit longer in shape as shown in this photo.  |
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Post by TenebrousNova on Jun 17, 2017 12:01:42 GMT
I caught a fly and cut it into small pieces, then offered them to different colonies including the Tapinoma. The slightly larger one, which I shall call Colony A, accepted the fly and dragged it towards their brood pile, a task their queen partly helped in. Colony B has ignored it entirely. Both colonies love honey though.
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