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Major Worker Ant Posts: 476 09/13/2011 6:18 PM	I caught the queen of this colony about two months ago, but didn't want to start a journal until she got workers. Well I'm happy to say that she has 4 workers now! I caught 4 queens, but since I'm only keeping one I gave this one the others pupae. You can see two newly eclosed workers in the picture below.
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WeatherAnt		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1589 09/13/2011 7:06 PM Meteorologist & Soldier Ant	Very nice queen and workers! I look forward to following their progress. -WeatherAnt Current location: Northeast North Dakota, USA. My YouTube Channel
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Major Worker Ant Posts: 476 09/20/2011 5:28 PM	Today I moved the whole colony into a nest, with the help of a heating pad. They are at about 15 workers now, with lots of pupae. It looks like they are enjoying their new home. Lasius Journal
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Posts: 1589 09/20/2011 7:19 PM Meteorologist & Soldier Ant	Good pictures, they look happy in their new home. What type of nest is it? Current location: Northeast North Dakota, USA. My YouTube Channel
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Major Worker Ant Posts: 476 09/20/2011 8:11 PM	It's an antscanada small habitat nest. Lasius Journal
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Posts: 1589 11/26/2011 6:32 PM Meteorologist & Soldier Ant	Hey wsxgunnerx, how is your Lasius colony doing right now? Are they hibernating yet? Current location: Northeast North Dakota, USA. My YouTube Channel
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Loyal Worker Ant Posts: 615 02/19/2012 8:01 PM	How are these ants?
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wsxgunnerx		#7	[url]	[-]
Major Worker Ant Posts: 476 07/16/2012 1:42 PM	Well it's been a long while since I last posted on the forum. After taking them out of hibernation, all except 5 workers died shortly after, not sure why. Since then they have concealed themselves in a small chamber they've created, and I haven't seen them for well over a month. Not holding out much hope for the future if the queen is still alive. Luckily I've found what I think is a Formica queen (trying to get good pictures for an ID), and she already has eggs. The Lasius in the area look like they are ready to fly soon as well. Lasius Journal
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Henchant Posts: 1804 07/16/2012 3:55 PM	Sorry to hear that! Good luck with your new Formica queen, they are fun to watch as they lay a ton of eggs typically (at first). Mordam Main website www.tarheelants.com A collection of news posts and photos http://www.facebook.com/tarheelants Our video catalogue http://www.youtube.com/user/tarheelants Subscribe http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TarHeelAnts&loc=en_US
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