I collected two differet kind of queen 11 days ago. They started producing eggs about the same time. I can show you them.
One is a formica queen most probably Formica rufibarbis. It has 8 larvas and they are developing well.
The other is some kind of Lasius queen. It is almost the same size than the formica. It has smaller eggs and more of them. And not larva yet.
I'm very glad for the larvas as I have a Messor structor queen more than 2 months now and it has nothing as well developed brood as the Formica queen. I now try not to disturb her, I watch instead the other two queen.
When do you think the first larva of the Lasius hatches?
Picture of Formica and Lasius queens
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Picture of Formica and Lasius queens
von acerola » 16. Jul 2006 00:19
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- Formica rufibarbis queen 11 days after starting colony
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- Lasius queen 11 days after starting colony
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von acerola » 24. Jul 2006 19:57
My queens progress well. I noticed the first larvas 4 days ago at my Lasius queen. The formica queen has only 1 larva left all the others are pupa with and without cocon. I disturbed a little my Messor queen also to take a picture. She had a larva at last. I show you the pictures, I hope you like them.
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- Formica queen after 19 days of colony founding.
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- My lasius queen 19 days after starting her colony.
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- My messor, more than 2 month after starting, with a larva at last.
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von acerola » 31. Jul 2006 22:35
So here is the next batch of pictures. The new generation is here!
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- The Formica queen after 26 days of colony starting wiht its young daughters. The red and black colors are not visible yet.
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- Lasius queen with its many cocoons, after 26 days.
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von acerola » 1. Aug 2006 22:27
I don't want to disturb the messor queen with the photo now, but I took a peek and she has 3 lava now in different stages. I will make a photo if something interesting happens.
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Seems that everything is going fine than.von acerola » 9. Aug 2006 21:13
New Week, new pictures. I made the pictures on monday actually, but have no time to upload.
All my queens developing well.
Formica family has 9 daughers and some new brood.
Lasius family has 2 brand new members (the first).
Messor is not yet a true family. But it has 3 pupa and several larva.
And now the pictures:
All my queens developing well.
Formica family has 9 daughers and some new brood.
Lasius family has 2 brand new members (the first).
Messor is not yet a true family. But it has 3 pupa and several larva.
And now the pictures:
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- Formica queen and his family after 32 days. I did not decide if the workers are red and brown or only brown. But maybe nanics are not so colorful. And the brown ones eg. fusca also has brown queens (or not?).
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- Lasius after 32 days. With the first 2 new members. (today she has actually 9 daughter)
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- The messor queen after about 90 days. The pupas are quite big. Bigger than the formica. I try not to disturb her much, and here is the result. 3 pupa and several other brood.
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