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Posted May 24 2015 - 7:51 PM
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I am only doing a journal for my best colony, I have one left as one died, one I let go, and one I clumsily dumped onto my carpet. They have over a dozen eggs and two larvae. They laid the eggs a few weeks ago. There are a little over 20 workers.
I just moved them into a plaster setup, and so far I can see everything pretty good.
Edited by Ants4fun, June 9 2015 - 8:27 AM.
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Posted June 4 2015 - 8:53 AM
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Just some picture updates.
Everything is doing good. They have about 10 larvae and loads of eggs. Although you can't see in the pics, they had a termite feast. They are awesome at catching them!
Picture of the brood
Lot's of eggs!
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Posted June 4 2015 - 9:43 AM
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Nice ants! They remind of army ants from the genus dorylus.
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Posted June 4 2015 - 9:54 AM
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Thanks, they would be very tiny army ants, at roughly 2-3 millimeters long!
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Posted June 4 2015 - 1:16 PM
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Very nice! I didn't expect Ponera to lay so many eggs.
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Posted June 8 2015 - 2:57 PM
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Very cool ants. They look like Pseudomyrmex apache.
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Posted June 9 2015 - 6:26 AM
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I guess they are very small. They look like our Ponera coarcata.
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Posted June 9 2015 - 8:27 AM
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I guess they are very small. They look like our Ponera coarcata.
Yes, a very close relative.
Update: All my ants have died for no reason... My best guess would be lack of hydration. I could easily pick up another colony, but these ants don't interest me all that much. I don't particularly like small ants...
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Posted June 9 2015 - 12:57 PM
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Update: All my ants have died for no reason... My best guess would be lack of hydration. I could easily pick up another colony, but these ants don't interest me all that much. I don't particularly like small ants...
Neither do I. Can't really enjoy what I can't see. Lasius size is the absolute minimum I am willing to observe but would rather avoid if possible.
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