Grapes! Have discovered they also love grapes.
These ants are interesting because they don't take to the normal sweets such has honey water or hummingbird nectar, but love the sweets in fruits.
Grapes! Have discovered they also love grapes.
These ants are interesting because they don't take to the normal sweets such has honey water or hummingbird nectar, but love the sweets in fruits.
Instagram:
nurbsants
YouTube
California Ants for Sale
Unidentified Myrmecocystus
https://www.formicul...ls-near-desert/
Undescribed "Modoc"
https://www.formicul...mp-ca-5-4-2017/
Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:
https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/
Camponotus us-ca02
https://www.formicul...onotus-us-ca02/
Unidentified Formica
https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/
Pencil Case and Test Tube Formicariums
https://www.formicul...m-and-outworld/
Bloodworm Soup
https://www.formicul...bloodworm-soup/
my novomessor cockerelli are still dying and some brood is still developing nicely while some larvae look like they are rotting, like previously pictured. i thought the problem had resolved itself but I'm back down to three workers. they should be thriving but something isn't sitting well with them. ill be patient for now. lets see what happens.
What kind of setup do you have them in? Are you still using the original formicarium they came in? If you are, clean it out (vacuum it), and give them a fresh clean test tube.
For sure something is killing them. From experience, this species is more sensitive to the environment than others.
Instagram:
nurbsants
YouTube
California Ants for Sale
Unidentified Myrmecocystus
https://www.formicul...ls-near-desert/
Undescribed "Modoc"
https://www.formicul...mp-ca-5-4-2017/
Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:
https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/
Camponotus us-ca02
https://www.formicul...onotus-us-ca02/
Unidentified Formica
https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/
Pencil Case and Test Tube Formicariums
https://www.formicul...m-and-outworld/
Bloodworm Soup
https://www.formicul...bloodworm-soup/
For your viewing pleasure! Grapes were washed and peeled.
Instagram:
nurbsants
YouTube
California Ants for Sale
Unidentified Myrmecocystus
https://www.formicul...ls-near-desert/
Undescribed "Modoc"
https://www.formicul...mp-ca-5-4-2017/
Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:
https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/
Camponotus us-ca02
https://www.formicul...onotus-us-ca02/
Unidentified Formica
https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/
Pencil Case and Test Tube Formicariums
https://www.formicul...m-and-outworld/
Bloodworm Soup
https://www.formicul...bloodworm-soup/
dude first off, you have the best videos! such good lighting and quality macro videos. also your test tubes are far more yellow than the one i had taken out and exchanged and your colonies are thriving. maybe its something I'm feeding them.. they have plenty of heat so i think they are ok there.
Nope, I think the queen is just stupid. These guys will keep decaying crickets with their brood. Anyways I have 3 workers a couple larvae and a couple eggs. Hoping they’ll make a comeback.
Yeah, sounds like it. You could be doing everything right and just have a fail mom.
Instagram:
nurbsants
YouTube
California Ants for Sale
Unidentified Myrmecocystus
https://www.formicul...ls-near-desert/
Undescribed "Modoc"
https://www.formicul...mp-ca-5-4-2017/
Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:
https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/
Camponotus us-ca02
https://www.formicul...onotus-us-ca02/
Unidentified Formica
https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/
Pencil Case and Test Tube Formicariums
https://www.formicul...m-and-outworld/
Bloodworm Soup
https://www.formicul...bloodworm-soup/
For your viewing pleasure! Grapes were washed and peeled.
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
they're in the same setup as my camponotus modocs i posted in my modoc journal
Nope, I think the queen is just stupid. These guys will keep decaying crickets with their brood. Anyways I have 3 workers a couple larvae and a couple eggs. Hoping they’ll make a comeback.
Dude! My Novomessor Cockerelli queen and workers did the same thing with the first cricket I gave them. Unfortunately, their situation has steadily deteriorated, so I am now just left with the queen. I hope you have better luck than I do.
Edited by anttics, April 18 2018 - 9:18 AM.
That's too bad, hope you have better luck with the new colony.
Ex igne et in infernum.
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