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[anttics]

a video first.

-I found her in Simi valley today. at 9pm
walking at the mountain footsteps.
-she measure 11 to 12mm. black
here are some pics











-the next. I found at Vasquez Rocks.at 9pm.
-She measure at 15 to 16mm. bright orange.
here are pics











here are both

Edited by dspdrew, April 6 2018 - 12:35 AM.
Fixed spelling errors in title

[anttics]

I think it was a bad idea for the sand to touch the cotton. it's will never dry up. I just changed both of them. to test tubes without sand not touching the cotton. I'll check on them in 2 weeks. see if they have laid. eggs. these queens I believe are fully coastal. I also have them at a temp.of 85 degrees. I have no experience raising these. and the journals I found. are very vague. not mentioning details, or what they eat. or how was the set up since the day it was caught.

[KBant]

Almost all camponotus have the same care. Fully claustral.

Keep them in the dark, in a test tube set up and don’t touch until they have their first worker/nanitic. Give them heat, sugar water and protein- insects. Hibernate in the fridge for 3-4 months when they slow down and stop doing much, usually around fall-winter time, unless from the desert then you don’t need to hibernate.

that's all you need to know. Congrats you are now an expert.

Edited by KBant, March 31 2018 - 1:08 AM.

[anttics]

thx for the manual on camps kb

[Shan the ant lover]

I think its C. Vicinus or essigi

[YsTheAnt]

First one is probably C. Vicinus, but we need better pics. A clearer top profile would be nice, with lighting to show coloration. The second one is surely C. Vicinus or C. Sansabeanus. Sorry for not using italics and such, on mobile version at the moment

[anttics]

it sansbeanus. the second ant died. I took pics of her face and antenna. will post today. thx for the help