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KB's 7 Queen Polygynous Pogonomyrmex Subnitidus Journal

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#21 Offline KBant - Posted September 5 2018 - 2:54 PM

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There are about 40 workers now, 7 queens and a good amount of brood. 

 

here are a few ants eating a piece of cricket. they are soooooooo tiny!!!!

 

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#22 Offline WestLA_DO - Posted September 5 2018 - 7:20 PM

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My nanitics are so tiny as well lol. I forgot if my P. californicus nanitics were this small but I think these are smaller.

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#23 Offline anttics - Posted September 10 2018 - 3:08 PM

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Have you been stung yet.?

#24 Offline KBant - Posted September 10 2018 - 10:26 PM

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Have you been stung yet.?


Haha no and I plan on keeping it that way!

#25 Offline nurbs - Posted September 10 2018 - 11:11 PM

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Keep them away from your nipples. Speaking from personal experience.

 

 

Have you been stung yet.?


Haha no and I plan on keeping it that way!

 


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#26 Offline KBant - Posted September 25 2018 - 7:53 PM

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Update: guesstimate since the glass is dirty, about 80-100 ants.

it’s feeding time

Dropped a cut up cricket in the outworld.

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So tiny! Here’s a dime for comparison.

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#27 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted September 25 2018 - 8:01 PM

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Wow! That's a lot of ants. Counted at least 40 in the outworld alone :lol:.

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#28 Offline KBant - Posted September 25 2018 - 10:14 PM

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Haha yeah I lied and said 80-100 because I got lazy after counting 80. Easily way over 100.

#29 Offline nurbs - Posted September 25 2018 - 10:21 PM

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Yeah, mine also make a mess on the glass. They are also in a Fortress, but might move them to a 4 test tube setup just for visibility.

 

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#30 Offline KBant - Posted April 9 2019 - 4:17 PM

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update:

 

I couldn't see ANYTHING! the glass on my fortress nest was all covered in poop, so i wanted to get a nest with the glass on top so i could look in. I bought a THA Labyrinth Nest. Nurbs informed me poop would be deposited on the glass nonetheless. I went to target and bought a $3 5x7 picture frame and made a second glass cover with magnets as a replacement. In the future I plan on chilling the nest and then quickly replacing the glass when i can't see in. 

 

i have no idea how many workers there are, but there are a lot! can you count? or guess? 

 

enjoy!

 

here is the old nest, before and after i transferred the colony out.

with glass

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without glass

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New nest and replacement glass

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connected to new THA labyrinth nest.

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one of the queens making the walk over

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one of the queens stayed out for too long, worker taking it back into the nest

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outworld during the move, these ladies can't climb on smooth glass or plastic 

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inside the 5x7 nest

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2/7 of the queens

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#31 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted April 9 2019 - 4:32 PM

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Best of luck!

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#32 Offline KBant - Posted May 13 2019 - 3:33 PM

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I HAVE ALATES!!! It’s has been less than a year!

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This is what happens when you don’t give your ants water in a long time.

They drink all the water you pour into the outworld.

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#33 Offline nurbs - Posted May 13 2019 - 3:38 PM

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#35 Offline Idontexist - Posted January 20 2022 - 7:45 AM

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no, i didn't wait 30 days. i was in fact too weak.

update, another queen died. we have 7 queens left but also 4 nanitics!!

but I also have some unwanted guests. not sure where these little bugs came from, but I also don't have an idea as to what they are.

mites? springtails? idk but there are a lot! should i get rid of them? if yes, how?

tsBMMae.jpg

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Go3kluR.jpg

little termite jr

no, i didn't wait 30 days. i was in fact too weak.

update, another queen died. we have 7 queens left but also 4 nanitics!!

but I also have some unwanted guests. not sure where these little bugs came from, but I also don't have an idea as to what they are.

mites? springtails? idk but there are a lot! should i get rid of them? if yes, how?

tsBMMae.jpg

C2caFUK.jpg

Z8MXPsg.jpg

Go3kluR.jpg

little termite jr

#36 Offline antsriondel - Posted January 20 2022 - 11:19 AM

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no, i didn't wait 30 days. i was in fact too weak.

update, another queen died. we have 7 queens left but also 4 nanitics!!

but I also have some unwanted guests. not sure where these little bugs came from, but I also don't have an idea as to what they are.

mites? springtails? idk but there are a lot! should i get rid of them? if yes, how?

tsBMMae.jpg

C2caFUK.jpg

Z8MXPsg.jpg

Go3kluR.jpg

little termite jr

no, i didn't wait 30 days. i was in fact too weak.

update, another queen died. we have 7 queens left but also 4 nanitics!!

but I also have some unwanted guests. not sure where these little bugs came from, but I also don't have an idea as to what they are.

mites? springtails? idk but there are a lot! should i get rid of them? if yes, how?

tsBMMae.jpg

C2caFUK.jpg

Z8MXPsg.jpg

Go3kluR.jpg

little termite jr

 

press post one time then wait


Edited by antsriondel, January 20 2022 - 11:20 AM.


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