Sorry about it being off topic.
Thanks for the info guys!!! :D
lol Mizst :) Did you have trouble sleeping the other day when you found one out the tank did you find anymore?
lol not at all, not found any out and about since :)
Colony is doing very well, have well over 50 coccons now :) about 30 big larve, lots of small ones and the queen is still laying eggs! :) took a few nice pictures, not very sharp, but they have a very alien quality which lends themselves to the weirder larvae!
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more here including the alien larvae!
http://formicopedia.com/home/content/view/33657/5/
:D
Cool! The larvae is really weird looking.. Spiky little balls! Lol!
i guess that is for protection miszt?
Really great pictures John ! I like these ants very much. Yes the larvae are nice looking. :)
i guess that is for protection miszt?
read previous pages.
took another nice pic this afternoon :)
Colony is doing really well, got about 150 workers now, and some alates, about 20 males and 5 Queens, the males are a deep red color, look very kool! not managed to get a pic yet as they have all moved into a deeper part of the nest, will do soon
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Btw we've added more features to the species database on formicopedia.com including Maps and Nuptial Flights :)
heres the page for this species...
http://formicopedia.com/home/content/view/33657/126/
thats a wicked pic john, Wish my camera could take snaps like that.