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Nate's Tetramorium Adventure-Omaha, NE

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#1 Offline ncoatney - Posted June 15 2017 - 7:40 PM

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Its been a dream of mine to keep ants since I was a boy playing Sim Ant on the SNES. I've always been drawn to them. I first ran into Tetramorium as a genus about 12 years ago in my then back yard, and I was amazed by these little tanks in ant bodies. I finally have my queen, documented in the ID thread, and now its time to begin my long awaited journey. To note I have been in the Tarantula hobby and I also have a ball python so this isn't my first go round keeping herps and inverts, but it is my first time with ants.

 

 

June 15th, 2017-Capture:

 

 

I had this day circled on my calendar all week as weather was favorable.Mid 90s, humid after several days of massive thunderstorms, and wind was 7mph tops. 

 

Came home from work early due to dental issues, but had a look around. I became anxious when after several minutes of searching I saw several red and black camponotus workers carrying dead alates in their mandables and I knew a flight had occured.

 

20 minutes later I found my queen. She didn't want to come quietly but I used an index card to get her into my pill vial. I could barely contain my excitement as I came home. She is now in a test tube set up tucked away nicely in my supplement cabnet, and we'll see what happens. Cannot wait to share this journey with you all.


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#2 Offline Antking117 - Posted June 15 2017 - 7:50 PM

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Very cool! Mine is still doing poorly, but finally accepted her sunburst, maybe ours will grow at the same time! (ugh i missed it because i have to sleep)



#3 Offline Jerry - Posted June 16 2017 - 2:59 AM

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Congrats man excited to hear about the progress of your newly collected queen
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#4 Offline ncoatney - Posted June 16 2017 - 3:07 PM

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Couldn't help it but I checked on my queen, and she has a small pile of eggs already. Progress. :) I'm going to preoccupy myself over the next week by shopping for new formicaria.



#5 Offline ncoatney - Posted June 21 2017 - 5:54 PM

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June 21st, 2017-THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!

 

 

Tetramorium Queens, that is! They've flown the last 3 days and i can't walk on a sidewalk from morning to mid afternoon without stumbling across queens. I've caught 2 in total, another one today. First queen is doing well, laying eggs, we'll see how the 2nd queen does. May give that one to Antking117 


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#6 Offline Cameron C. Thomas - Posted June 21 2017 - 6:01 PM

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June 21st, 2017-THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!

 

 

Tetramorium Queens, that is! They've flown the last 3 days and i can't walk on a sidewalk from morning to mid afternoon without stumbling across queens. I've caught 2 in total, another one today. First queen is doing well, laying eggs, we'll see how the 2nd queen does. May give that one to Antking117 

 

Eastern Washington and Oregon just had big flights as well. There were several hundred alates running around just outside my doorstep in Hermiston, OR the other morning, and likely thousands in the yard. Still haven't seen them fly west of the Cascades yet.



#7 Offline ncoatney - Posted June 24 2017 - 8:54 PM

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Saturday July, 24th

 

First queen has a crap ton of eggs, 2nd queen has laid a few. both are doing well. 



#8 Offline ncoatney - Posted June 27 2017 - 12:52 PM

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06/26/17-Sad day

 

Well, my first queen has a crap ton of eggs and is doing very well it seems. I found queen 2 in a death curl and completely lifeless. I kept her in the same conditions as the first queen and I saw maybe 3 eggs.

 

Lets hope my first queen continues to do well.



#9 Offline ncoatney - Posted July 9 2017 - 3:24 PM

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https://ibb.co/dubykF

 

Her highness is doing well. 



#10 Offline Antking117 - Posted July 9 2017 - 8:01 PM

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Very cool, any larvea yet? All mine have larvea :)







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