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AntsAreUs's Temnothorax curvispinosus Journal


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#1 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 2 2018 - 2:05 PM

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I caught this queen walking around in my yard. If I ever find more queens I'll add it to make one colony.

 

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#2 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 7 2018 - 6:27 PM

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7/7/18

 

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#3 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 29 2018 - 10:01 AM

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7/29/18

 

This queen has gotten her first worker a lot faster than I expected.

 

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#4 Offline Major - Posted July 29 2018 - 12:55 PM

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I caught three Temnothorax Curvispinosus queens. Put them all in a test tube. And now there were two. I moved them to a AA size 1 nest and as soon as I put them in, they started laying. They layed four eggs in five minutes. Is that even possible?

#5 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted July 29 2018 - 1:12 PM

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I caught three Temnothorax Curvispinosus queens. Put them all in a test tube. And now there were two. I moved them to a AA size 1 nest and as soon as I put them in, they started laying. They layed four eggs in five minutes. Is that even possible?

That is very possible. My queen started laying eggs a day after in a test tube.



#6 Offline Major - Posted July 29 2018 - 2:28 PM

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Well, good luck with these guys! Their a beautiful species.

#7 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted August 2 2018 - 5:07 PM

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They are up to 2 workers now. Earlier the queen was getting some juices from the egg.

 

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#8 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted August 15 2018 - 5:13 AM

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In michigan where can you find this species?

#9 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted August 15 2018 - 8:46 AM

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In michigan where can you find this species?

They normally nest inside logs, nuts, or under tree bark. They fly at night during mid summer months which makes them quite hard to find unless you have a black light setup. I would say one of the most common Temnothorax in NA.


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#10 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted August 22 2018 - 5:27 PM

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In michigan where can you find this species?

They normally nest inside logs, nuts, or under tree bark. They fly at night during mid summer months which makes them quite hard to find unless you have a black light setup. I would say one of the most common Temnothorax in NA.

 

oh i caught a tetramorium immigrans queen thinking it was temnothorax longispinosis. i am stupid. anyway if i catch one of those queens i will definitely use this journal for info.


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#11 Offline CatsnAnts - Posted June 28 2019 - 8:29 AM

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