Queen 1
10/07 captured
11/07 1st eggs
29/07 1st larva
31/07 1st cocoons
18/08 1st workers
29/08 16 workers
Queen 2
10/07 captured
18/07 1st eggs
02/08 1st larva
04/08 1st cocoons
23/08 1st workers
29/08 6 workers
These are both Lasius niger queens. ;)
Hi Jimmy,
How are they doing? Do you have any pic's of them & setup? :)
Hi Sam,
They both are doing really great up to a 100 workers already now.
I have some pictures of them (but not from the setup i think) hold on i shall take a look.
i found some pictures but i must say, they where taken two moths ago. 2 pictures are from feeding time the other picture is from in there tube (they still are in the tube) with a lot of larva.
They do look happy devouring that half cricket / locust / roach. Larvae looking plentiful too.
Keep up the good work.
I prob shouldn't post comments here, sorry chaps.
it is a piece of cockroach they are eating.
most of the larva you see here are now little workers.
not a problem. ;)
looks good jimmy
from what little experience i have L asius niger generally increase in colony size very quickly my colony came with just 11 workers and queen now they have at least 40 larva some eggs and some cocoons :)
Sithmaster676
They in deed grow very fast. that is the easy part from this species. ;) and they adjust very well.
Are they still living in the test tube Jimmy or have they moved out yet? I guess whilst they are in the test tube you can see the colony developing quite clearly.
jimmy's, i would be surprised if they were still in the test tube but mine sadly still are :(
that is the only problem with lasius niger species they don't like to move homes.
Sithmaster676