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Ant_Dude2908's Aphaenogaster tennesseensis Journal (Discontinued)


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#1 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted February 22 2019 - 2:57 PM

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I found this queen while looking for Camponotus subbarbatus in a twig last month. I gave her about 10 A. rudis workers yesterday. They have been getting along great so far. I hope she lays some eggs soon. (I won't be able to get pics for a while because of their tube)

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#2 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted February 22 2019 - 4:38 PM

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Sweet! One of my favorite species, I hope they do well for you.


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I accidentally froze all my ants 


#3 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted February 22 2019 - 4:43 PM

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Thanks! My only colony last year died in hibernation. Hopefully these do better for me this year! They are really common in my area too.


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#4 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted February 23 2019 - 12:38 PM

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They are getting along great. I also think I see an egg! They love crickets, mealworms, apple slices and banana ZooMed Creatures food jelly cups. (Very long name, I know.)


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#5 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 10 2019 - 6:44 AM

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There was no egg last update, but the queen is holding one now!

 

 

 

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#6 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 9 2019 - 6:10 AM

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They now have 5 host workers and 10 eggs!
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#7 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 18 2019 - 9:06 AM

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They have 15 eggs now.


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#8 Offline Acutus - Posted April 24 2019 - 12:30 PM

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I'm definitely going to follow your progress on this! Probably going to be harder for me to get but they apparently live here too. I saw a pic of them and now I have to have them! LOL They're a little beyond my level yet I think but hopefully I'll learn from your journal. :)

Good Luck hope things keep going well! :D


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#9 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 24 2019 - 12:32 PM

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More eggs.

#10 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted April 24 2019 - 1:04 PM

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Nice job! I have heard parasitic species can be challenging sometimes.


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#11 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 24 2019 - 1:05 PM

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You have no idea....

#12 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 5 2019 - 8:18 AM

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The eggs never developed, the host workers kept dying and the queen finally died. I will definitely try to get a new queen/colony soon.

#13 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 29 2019 - 4:52 PM

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Finally found a new queen! She is healthier looking than the last queen. I will give her some pupae from my Aphaenogaster cf. rudis colony.
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#14 Offline NickAnter - Posted May 29 2019 - 4:54 PM

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Hopefully this queen will succeed!


Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 


#15 Offline Acutus - Posted May 29 2019 - 4:55 PM

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Finally found a new queen! She is healthier looking than the last queen. I will give her some pupae from my Aphaenogaster cf. rudis colony.

 

YOU SUCK!!!!! Congratulations!! but I hate you!!! LOL!!!  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  Pics please!


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#16 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 29 2019 - 5:02 PM

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Try looking in soft rotten wood. I found this one in an extremely old stump. This is how I found all of my queens.
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#17 Offline Acutus - Posted May 29 2019 - 5:06 PM

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Thanks!! Do you know when about they fly?

 

I found a Tenneseensis colony today actually in an old tree that's being cut down. I have them here but they don't seem numerous. I may try to find the Queen of this colony before it gets destroyed.


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#18 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 29 2019 - 5:07 PM

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I have no idea when EXACTLY they fly, but a few weeks ago, I witnessed a large flight from a dead tree. I suspect this queen is from that flight.
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#19 Offline Ferox_Formicae - Posted May 29 2019 - 6:04 PM

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You are so lucky! I've never seen this species around. The only similar species I've seen around here are Aphaenogaster lamellidens, which I'd argue have prettier colors with their black legs, but the queens of A. tennesseensis are better looking, with their sculpture-less body and shiny orange coloration. As for body plan, A. tennesseensis takes the cake as their spines are HUGE! Unrelated, but have any of you taken a look at some of the tropical Aphaenogaster? There's one in particular that's one of my favorite ants in the world...


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#20 Offline Ant_KeeperSeb09 - Posted September 27 2020 - 2:21 PM

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I got 2 aphaenogaster tennesseensis queens,one with like 25 eggs and some hosts and another withouth eggs(that one i caught myself) and she was accepted by the hosts

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