bhoeschcod's Colony Journals

day#1 found 2 queens i with wings one without.also a question how long will a unmated queen live?

08/29/08 Found a queen decided to keep her.Put her
in my sponge ant farm.

08/30/08 No eggs yet but its only the second day Queen seems to move lots i decided to put in a peice of moist cotton
hope this works as a feeding place.Ill keep you updated everyday.

09/1/08 Moved her to a test tube with moist cotton hope she lays
me some eggs well i cant see any eggs but they could be on the cotton.

09/2/08 Got some pupae from a wild nest they should hatch into ants in about a week

09/8/08 unexpected my first worker is here.

09/13/08 onother worker let them have a foraging area but desided to use it as a nest

10/1/09 well the queen died