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Post by TenebrousNova on Jul 15, 2011 22:43:19 GMT
That Camponotus queen looks beautiful, and I'm glad to see that she arrived safely.  Good luck with her! |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jul 16, 2011 8:21:21 GMT
Your C.C queen looks a lot bigger than the one I had, as sadly mine died last year owing to a mishap  I hope this nice looking lady does well for you Blem  |
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Post by TenebrousNova on Aug 3, 2011 9:41:20 GMT
Nice to see that they're doing so well.  |
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Post by Blem12 on Aug 3, 2011 9:46:55 GMT
Thank you Timenova! |
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Post by Blem12 on Aug 21, 2011 9:25:05 GMT
As I said in my journal, I found out that there were several colonies of this species by accident as my friend and I were sitting on a rotten log and suddenly my friend started to complain that some kind of insect was biting him.
I took a look and the workers were Formica fusca/lemani so I lifted up some of the pieces of rotting wood and found out that under some of the wood, were different Formica fusca/lemani nests.
When lifting one of the pieces of rotting wood I could see around 8 - 9 queens rushing to get in, many workers and brood.
I decided to just obtain two as obtaining all of the queens would result in the whole colony being taken away (which I admit to have done in the past, such as my Myrmica rubra colony) but I have now learned not do that so that the colony can still thrive and flourish in nature, where they are meant to be.
Regards,
Blem12.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 21, 2011 14:16:13 GMT
I think you'll find that you have F. fusca, as lemani tend to be farther north and west, stretching down into Cornwall and Devon, up into Wales and Ireland and from the midlands right up as far as Scotland. So it is my honest opinion that the ants you found are Formica fusca  Nice to see you followed my advice and left most of the queens behind in the wild nest, as this means the wild colony will continue to thrive  |
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Post by Blem12 on Aug 21, 2011 20:08:00 GMT
Ahh, I see. Thank you for telling me that Wood. I shall now change the title of my journal. Thanks, Blem12. |
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Post by TenebrousNova on Oct 29, 2011 11:52:23 GMT
I am very happy to see that your Camponotus queen has her first worker. ;D
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Post by Zarbi on Oct 29, 2011 14:44:39 GMT
Just wait until your Messor barbarus get as large as Wood's, as if you give them enough space they can reach several thousand. Messor structor are said to range up to 20,000 individuals, though they can have more than 1 queen per nest of course  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 12, 2012 9:27:04 GMT
Shame your scutellaris queen arrived without any workers Blem, but if she can raise her eggs she should soon found a nice little colony. |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Nov 18, 2012 9:05:08 GMT
Nice to read your new journal on the Nico colony Blem12. Now we can follow each others on this species and compare notes. I cannot get your photo to show the larger version when I click on it for some reason. |
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