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#141 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 7 2019 - 6:13 PM

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Colobopsis impressa + obliqua
8-7-19

The Colobopsis colonies have pupae! Lots of eggs and larvae too.
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#142 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 8 2019 - 7:27 AM

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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). 


#143 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 8 2019 - 7:58 AM

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Thanks! I'm heating them now, so hopefully their first worker will come this week! Each colony has one pupa, some larvae and eggs.

#144 Offline Acutus - Posted August 8 2019 - 9:50 AM

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Billy

 

Currently keeping:

Camponotus chromaiodes

Camponotus castaneus

Formica subsericea


#145 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 14 2019 - 12:00 PM

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Colobopsis impressa + obliqua

8-14-19

 

Welp. Back to only eggs again. Both colonies ate their pupa...  :/



#146 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 15 2019 - 12:50 PM

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Pheidole bicarinata (Colony #1)
8-15-19

All four queens still doing great! They have a few larvae and pupae, lots of new eggs, and 15-20 workers. I am moving them into a cleaner tube right now.

Crematogaster cerasi (Colony #1)
8-15-19

Wow... There are constantly new eggs... Their huge brood pile is 14 times larger than the queen! The colony currently consists of a queen, about 75-80 workers and 500 brood of all stages (mostly pupae though!). They are being moved into a grout nest I made yesterday.

Formica pallidefullva (Colony #1)
8-15-19

They have about 30 workers, 100 brood (mostly eggs) and all three queens. They are being moved into a grout nest I made yesterday.

Camponotus pennslyvanicus (Colony #1)
8-15-19

They have 5-6 Camponotus chromaiodes workers along with the 50 or so pennslyvanicus workers. There is a bunch of brood, I'm guessing about 60 brood in all stages. Their first majors started to appear last month, but I must have missed it, because they have 4-5 majors, a bunch of medians, and most of their pupae are major and median pupae. The queens lays eggs every few days, and the colony takes crickets and honey every day. They are also being moved into a grout nest I made yesterday. @ANTdrew, this queen needs a name... :lol:
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#147 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 15 2019 - 1:52 PM

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I’m on it!
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#148 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 15 2019 - 4:05 PM

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How about Skadi?
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#149 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 15 2019 - 5:23 PM

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Yes, I believe that will do!
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#150 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 20 2019 - 10:37 AM

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Ok. First off, I got rid of the Colobopsis obliqua colony, both to make room for a Pogonomyrmex occidentalis queen, and because I liked my impressa more.

Crematogaster cerasi (Colony #1)
8-20-19

There is a new pile of eggs. I can't tell how many there are, so I will post pictures later today or tomorrow. They are VERY protein demanding right now. Probably due to their insane amount of brood.

Colobopsis impressa (Colony #1)
8-20-19

More eggs and larvae. Hopefully they get workers this time. I have them some honey, and I'm going to leave them alone for a few weeks.
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#151 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 20 2019 - 12:43 PM

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My buddy found me a new Crematogaster queen crawling on his dining room table!
She still has her wings, but she’s very chill, so I hope she’s mated.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#152 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 20 2019 - 3:50 PM

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I ordered a Pogonomyrmex occidentalis queen! I'll update when she arrives.

#153 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted August 21 2019 - 5:55 AM

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I ordered a Pogonomyrmex occidentalis queen! I'll update when she arrives.

From where? Apparently mine won’t ship until Friday.

#154 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 21 2019 - 7:20 AM

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I got it from Derpy. I might also get a Pogonomyrmex californicus queen or two, as he got a permit for that specific species.

#155 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 23 2019 - 7:21 AM

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Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Colony #1)
8-23-19

She arrived today with 10 or so eggs and a good supply of seeds. These grow pretty quickly, so I am expecting workers in a month or so. She seems to be in perfect health as well.

Thanks, Derpy!
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#156 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 25 2019 - 5:22 PM

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OK. I THINK I GOT THE PICS FIXED.

 

Crematogaster cerasi: 

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Let me know if they're still broken for you guys.

#157 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 25 2019 - 5:25 PM

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Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Colony #1)
8-25-19

She has 21 eggs now.

#158 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 25 2019 - 5:54 PM

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Pics are still broken.  Says I have a "440 Login Timeout" 


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). 


#159 Offline PacificNorthWestern - Posted August 25 2019 - 7:37 PM

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sadly the pics don't work :(



#160 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted August 26 2019 - 7:08 AM

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Yea I thought I fixed that.





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