Jump to content

  • Chat
  •  
  •  

Welcome to Formiculture.com!

This is a website for anyone interested in Myrmecology and all aspects of finding, keeping, and studying ants. The site and forum are free to use. Register now to gain access to all of our features. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation points to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so much more. If you already have an account, login here - otherwise create an account for free today!

Photo

Ant_Dude2908's Formica Journal (Discontinued)


  • Please log in to reply
32 replies to this topic

#1 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 22 2019 - 2:13 PM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
This is my Formica journal, currently featuring:

Formica subsericea x2
Formica dolosa x2
Formica pacifica x1

Edited by Ant_Dude2908, May 30 2019 - 4:44 AM.

  • Mettcollsuss likes this

#2 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 22 2019 - 2:15 PM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
This Formica subsericea colony kept foraging in my house, so instead of killing the colony, I caught 20 workers and the queen. Over the summer I will continually collect the entire colony.
  • Mettcollsuss likes this

#3 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted April 22 2019 - 2:54 PM

Kaelwizard

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 2,852 posts
  • LocationPoway, California

Interesting


  • Mettcollsuss and TennesseeAnts like this

#4 Offline Dotdispenser - Posted April 23 2019 - 8:10 AM

Dotdispenser

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 71 posts
  • LocationMorristown, Tennessee

Do you happen to have any pictures? :D


Nurturer of:

• 1 Camponotus castaneus

• 1 Camponotus subbarbatus

• 1 Formica incerta

• 1 Formica subsericea

• 1 Crematogaster cf. ashmeadi

• 1 Crematogaster missouriensis


#5 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 25 2019 - 11:18 AM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
Hehe. Funny story. While running away from a massive Neivimyrmex colony I accidentally disturbed, I stumbled upon a cute little Formica subsericea mound, quite literally. The queen was exposed and I took her and most of the colony (40-50 workers) and they are living in a glass test-tube. And just now, a clear liquid came out of her abdomen, and the worker's drank it!? Any ideas of what this is?

And now my hands and arms are covered in stings...

Edited by Ant_Dude2908, April 25 2019 - 11:21 AM.


#6 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 25 2019 - 11:20 AM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee

Do you happen to have any pictures? :D


Not yet, but soon. :D

#7 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 26 2019 - 4:17 AM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
4-26-19

So colony #2 has about 75-100 workers now, and the queen laid around 15-20 new eggs! This queen, and colony #1's queen need names!

#8 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 26 2019 - 11:03 AM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee

4-26-19

 

Over 50 eggs...  :o And pics!

 

ogmI5vbWvaEL3mTPolhOe_wyPHpZotTpUrrep988

 

awIDbXGJvApaA1lLRoESCVU-A5Oy0RC5__5cLfkg

 

CqIE5ezPw78ub0AxYlWrel-_YL7YSZbQmfKPmsm2

 

4aXTE-g-RrHnrEyFJ8Yw438xwqln7y3EtFhgToRH


Edited by Ant_Dude2908, April 26 2019 - 11:06 AM.

  • Karma, rbarreto, ANTdrew and 1 other like this

#9 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 27 2019 - 10:59 AM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
4-27-19

I just used my Formica trap to get a Formica dolosa colony in my neighborhood. They are beautiful ants! They are a bit smaller than F. subsericea, and are orange and yellow! I got the queen and a dozen or so workers, and am heading out to get more workers. Pics coming soon!
  • Karma and Acutus like this

#10 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 27 2019 - 7:52 PM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
4-27-19
Formica dolosa #1

First eggs in captivity!
  • Karma likes this

#11 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 29 2019 - 9:25 AM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
4-29-19
Formica subsericea #2

They have over 150 eggs now.

Formica dolosa #1

They have 50 eggs now.

Edited by Ant_Dude2908, April 29 2019 - 9:27 AM.


#12 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 29 2019 - 9:33 AM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
@FeedTheAnts, Formica dolosa colony is named Abdolemons. :lol:
  • FeedTheAnts likes this

#13 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 29 2019 - 7:37 PM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
4-29-19
Formica pacifica #1

My friend in Washington is sending me updates.

#14 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted April 30 2019 - 5:24 AM

FeedTheAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 1,238 posts
  • LocationVirginia

@FeedTheAnts, Formica dolosa colony is named Abdolemons. :lol:

lol. I don't mind, take it!


  • TennesseeAnts likes this

I accidentally froze all my ants 


#15 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 30 2019 - 6:58 AM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
4-30-19
Formica pacifica #1

They have over 3000 workers and the queen just laid a ton of eggs. Their alates will be hatching soon. One naked pupa is super orange right now. Apparently they have 50 alate larvae and pupae total.

#16 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 1 2019 - 4:53 AM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
5-1-19
Formica pacifica #1

One of their alates is eclosing. They ate a huge beetle grub too.

#17 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 2 2019 - 6:05 PM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
5-2-19
Formica pacifica x1

They got their first alate at 8:00! He just now got back to me. He sent me pics and it is a female alate!

#18 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 5 2019 - 8:25 AM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
5-5-19
Formica pacifica #1

They got their second female alate tested and the queen laid a ton of new eggs.

Formica subsericea #2

They took some fruit flies, and the queen has laid over 400 eggs.

Abdolemons #1

They love crickets, and have around 40 workers and 100 eggs.

Edited by Ant_Dude2908, May 5 2019 - 8:28 AM.


#19 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted May 6 2019 - 9:28 AM

TennesseeAnts

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 4,920 posts
  • LocationNashville, Tennessee
5-6-19

Formica pacifica #1

I told my friend to feed them 5 crickets and a dish of honey. They are swarming the crickets like usual, but aren't very interested in the honey. And the third female alate eclosed yesterday.

Formica subsericea #2

They got a cricket and some honey today.
  • Acutus likes this

#20 Offline Acutus - Posted May 6 2019 - 9:37 AM

Acutus

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 835 posts
  • LocationMaryland

4-27-19

I just used my Formica trap 

 

Whoa!!!!!!! Ok so what's a Formica Trap? You can Trap ant colonies? %)


  • TennesseeAnts likes this

Billy

 

Currently keeping:

Camponotus chromaiodes

Camponotus castaneus

Formica subsericea





0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users