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JimmyVe: From egg to worker (29. Aug 2006 15:39)

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

JimmyVe: (9. Apr 2007 17:02)

These are both Lasius niger queens. ;)

Sam: (22. Mai 2007 09:53)

Hi Jimmy,

How are they doing? Do you have any pic's of them & setup? :)

JimmyVe: (22. Mai 2007 11:34)

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.

Sam: (22. Mai 2007 12:10)

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.

JimmyVe: (22. Mai 2007 12:24)

it is a piece of cockroach they are eating.
most of the larva you see here are now little workers.

not a problem. ;)

sithmaster676: (22. Mai 2007 18:01)

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

JimmyVe: (22. Mai 2007 20:33)

They in deed grow very fast. that is the easy part from this species. ;) and they adjust very well.

Sam: (28. Jun 2007 09:35)

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.

sithmaster676: (28. Jun 2007 21:26)

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


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