My current captive ants have all been captured during August 2008. The first captured were my Lasius niger queens, all of which are now brining up their own workers despite my initial attempts to mix species.
I've plotted some of my finds on a Google Map, which you can view here.
Clicking any of the links below, will take you to a description of each 'colony'.
Lasius flavus
FLA01
1 queen, 350 workers, 100 cocoons
Formica Lemani
LEM01
1 queen, 10 workers, 25 cocoons
LEM02
2 queens, 4 workers, 8 cocoons
LEM03
3 queens, 9 workers, 25 cocoons
LEM04
1 queen, unknown workers, unknown cocoons
LEM05
1 queen, 5 workers, 17 cocoons
LEM06
1 queen, 7 workers, 15 cocoons
LEM07
1 queen, 9 cocoons
LEM08
1 queen, 2 workers, 6 cocoons
Myrmica (2 unidentifed species)
MYR01
Unknown (perhaps 1 queen), large number of workers and brood
MYR02
Unknown
MYR03
Unkown
MYR04
1 queen, 15 workers, some eggs and larvae
MYR05
1 queen, 12 workers, 2 pupae
MYR06
2 queens, 20 workers, 2 pupae
Lasius niger
NIG01 - NIG09
1 queen, eggs and larvae present with most
Last updated 31 August 2008
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