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Temnothorax curvispinosus (New Jersey)


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#21 Offline WeatherAnt - Posted October 9 2017 - 10:04 AM

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Awesome! And yeah Lakewood! I'm from Howell, but don't live there anymore. I've always tried to find a colony of these but I was never successful. Oh well! I can live vicariously by following the progress of your colony. :)

 

I live in Howell! haha. MILTA told me you were from my neck of the woods. 

 

Interesting colony you have there. I just find the size adorable. Is it difficult to feed many workers in a test tube?

 

They are super cute, very easy to feed, the don't get agitated much and actually seem to be pretty calm. I have the tube wrapped in foil with some feet so it doesn't roll placed in a plastic container with a baby powder barrier so I just leave the honey water drop on some foil in the outworld and a dead dubia roach nymph as well. When I pick the tube up to take pics or a video I just plug the end with a cotton ball and they don't seem to mind much at all. I probably desensitized them a bit after the trauma of cracking open their original acorn.  :X  

 

Howell is the best place to be from :)

 

Also, keep an eye out for Temnothorax schaumii, it's a jet black species similar to these guys you have. I've seen their workers in Howell but never a colony. 


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#22 Offline Evanthomas89 - Posted October 9 2017 - 7:02 PM

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Awesome! And yeah Lakewood! I'm from Howell, but don't live there anymore. I've always tried to find a colony of these but I was never successful. Oh well! I can live vicariously by following the progress of your colony. :)

 

I live in Howell! haha. MILTA told me you were from my neck of the woods. 

 

Interesting colony you have there. I just find the size adorable. Is it difficult to feed many workers in a test tube?

 

They are super cute, very easy to feed, the don't get agitated much and actually seem to be pretty calm. I have the tube wrapped in foil with some feet so it doesn't roll placed in a plastic container with a baby powder barrier so I just leave the honey water drop on some foil in the outworld and a dead dubia roach nymph as well. When I pick the tube up to take pics or a video I just plug the end with a cotton ball and they don't seem to mind much at all. I probably desensitized them a bit after the trauma of cracking open their original acorn.  :X  

 

Howell is the best place to be from :)

 

Also, keep an eye out for Temnothorax schaumii, it's a jet black species similar to these guys you have. I've seen their workers in Howell but never a colony. 

 

 

I'll have to keep an eye out, you think they'd be at Turkey Swamp? There's so much there to look at I don't usually bother checking acorns. 


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#23 Offline WeatherAnt - Posted October 13 2017 - 8:18 PM

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I'll have to keep an eye out, you think they'd be at Turkey Swamp? There's so much there to look at I don't usually bother checking acorns. 

 

They probably are. I don't see why they aren't. Also, Turkey Swamp Park is the only place I've ever found ants of the genus Dolichoderus. They're in one of the parking lots, the one close to the large open field away from everything. 


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#24 Offline Evanthomas89 - Posted October 14 2017 - 6:10 PM

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I'll have to keep an eye out, you think they'd be at Turkey Swamp? There's so much there to look at I don't usually bother checking acorns. 

 

They probably are. I don't see why they aren't. Also, Turkey Swamp Park is the only place I've ever found ants of the genus Dolichoderus. They're in one of the parking lots, the one close to the large open field away from everything. 

 

 

Yes, MILTA showed me them, I was able to see them once after but haven't seen them since. 


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