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Dspdrew's Pogonomyrmex maricopa Journal [238] (Discontinued)

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#21 Offline AntsCalifornia - Posted February 22 2018 - 5:46 PM

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Can't springtails just eat that?



#22 Offline dspdrew - Posted February 22 2018 - 10:45 PM

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Can't springtails just eat that?

 

Probably.



#23 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted August 20 2018 - 8:15 PM

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Update?

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#24 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 9 2019 - 12:06 AM

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Update 6-9-2019
 
This colony is getting huge. I did a rough count and it looks like they have over 800 workers now. They are very active and have dug a pretty large nest by now. I had to remove a lot of dirt from the surface once already.
 
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#25 Offline Zeiss - Posted June 9 2019 - 1:43 AM

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When are you going to stick your hand in it?


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#26 Offline Acutus - Posted June 9 2019 - 6:55 AM

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That setup is cool!! Looks like a Giant Uncle Miltons Ant Farm! :D 

Is it a problem keeping the soil hydrated enough so the tunnels don't collapse? 


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#27 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted June 9 2019 - 6:57 AM

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That setup is cool!! Looks like a Giant Uncle Miltons Ant Farm! :D 
Is it a problem keeping the soil hydrated enough so the tunnels don't collapse?


These are desert ants, so they probably don't need much.
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#28 Offline dspdrew - Posted June 9 2019 - 11:19 AM

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That setup is cool!! Looks like a Giant Uncle Miltons Ant Farm! :D
Is it a problem keeping the soil hydrated enough so the tunnels don't collapse?

 
Soil dries pretty hard when it contains clay. There is also a plastic divider across the entire thing. It would take an awful lot to make these tunnels collapse.
 
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#29 Offline Acutus - Posted June 9 2019 - 2:39 PM

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That setup is cool!! Looks like a Giant Uncle Miltons Ant Farm! :D
Is it a problem keeping the soil hydrated enough so the tunnels don't collapse?

 
Soil dries pretty hard when it contains clay. There is also a plastic divider across the entire thing. It would take an awful lot to make these tunnels collapse.
 
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Now that's cool! :D

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#30 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 12 2019 - 9:13 PM

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Update 10-12-2019

 

I sold this large colony a while back. I never found any new queens this year either.



#31 Offline dspdrew - Posted November 18 2020 - 11:29 PM

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Update 11-18-2020

 

On 8-23-2020 when I was in Nipton after one of the only few rainstorms we got this summer, I actually found a single P. maricopa queen. I don't know why I couldn't find any more of them.

 

Amazingly this one queen has done pretty good and now has about 30 workers.

 

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#32 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 19 2020 - 8:23 AM

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When are you going to stick your hand in it?

they are one of the few ants that can kill a human


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#33 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted November 19 2020 - 8:52 AM

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When are you going to stick your hand in it?

they are one of the few ants that can kill a human
This is from last year...
Also, pretty much any Pogonomyrmex can kill you if you are stung enough times.

#34 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted November 19 2020 - 8:57 AM

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yes every Pogonomyrmex can, i also figured out pogonomyrmex's favorite food is roaches chia seeds and termites. who knew except me. you should try some of those drew because they love them a lot and if you try them they will probably double in size within a month.


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#35 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 4 2021 - 2:04 PM

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Update 8-4-2021

 

Queen died. :( The colony was about twice the size it was in the last update.


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