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Journal Formica sp. (Antsman)


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#1 Offline AntsMAN - Posted April 21 2017 - 4:48 AM

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The first colony is approaching a year 1/2 in age, the second is about 8 months old. I meant to start a journal for these guys sooner, but better late than never.

 

April 21 2017

First colony:

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Second colony:

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Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#2 Offline AntsMAN - Posted May 22 2017 - 1:40 PM

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May 22 2017 - I couldn't get a good enough picture of the first colony, but they are doing really well.

These guys seem to be doing good as well, but the nest needs some air flow.

 

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Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#3 Offline AntsMAN - Posted June 14 2017 - 6:49 AM

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June 13 2017

 

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Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#4 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted June 14 2017 - 11:12 AM

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Is that a styrofoam formicarium?


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I accidentally froze all my ants 


#5 Offline AntsMAN - Posted June 14 2017 - 3:31 PM

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Is that a styrofoam formicarium?

 

Nope, 1" plastic material.


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Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#6 Offline AntsMAN - Posted July 28 2017 - 3:18 AM

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July 28 2017- Doing really well, they have double in size since my last update. This quickly becoming one of my favorite colonies.

 

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Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#7 Offline AntsMAN - Posted February 11 2018 - 1:32 PM

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Feb 11 2018 - These guys haven't been hibernated yet, they still have pupae and large piles of brood. They are doing really well.

                       I noticed some workers are acting as repletes.

 

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Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#8 Offline Hunter - Posted February 11 2018 - 2:25 PM

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very cool could it be Formica subsericea, they look a lot like my colony



#9 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted February 11 2018 - 5:09 PM

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What species of Formica is that? It looks sort of like Formica fusca to me.



#10 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted February 13 2018 - 2:55 PM

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Cool colony! Formica doesn't overwinter any brood, so if they have brood, let them be, but if they don't have any at some point soon, I would go for hibernation.
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#11 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted February 13 2018 - 3:10 PM

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Cool colony! Formica doesn't overwinter any brood, so if they have brood, let them be, but if they don't have any at some point soon, I would go for hibernation.

Yeah, Formica is cool that way. They let you know when to hibernate them.



#12 Offline Will230145 - Posted February 13 2018 - 4:13 PM

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A way to tell the difference between Formica Fusca and Formica Subsericea is that Fusca Queens normally have shorter antennae whereas Subserice a Queens normally have longer antennae. 



#13 Offline AntsMAN - Posted February 16 2018 - 9:43 AM

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Formica fusca, Formica glacialis, or Formica subsericea were my guess'.


Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#14 Offline AntsMAN - Posted April 3 2018 - 12:07 PM

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April 3 2018 - Still haven't been put into hibernation. I'm still seeing lots of brood.

 

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Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


#15 Offline AntsMAN - Posted May 27 2018 - 11:55 AM

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May 27 2018

 

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Current queens/colonies

Camponotus novaeboracensis x2

Camponotus pennsylvanicus x2

Camponotus herculeanus x1

Formica sp. x1

Lasius americanus x1  (Lasius alienus)

Lasius neoniger x1

Crematogastor cerasi x1

Myrmica sp. x1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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