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AntsBC's Formica pacifica Journal (Updated, October 28, 2019)

Started By AntsBC , Aug 3 2018 6:22 PM
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#21 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 31 2019 - 5:10 AM

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Nice job! This is a very cool species in my opinion.
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#22 Offline AntsBC - Posted October 28 2019 - 11:33 AM

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Update, Monday, October 28, 2019

 

After getting rid of most of these guys, the only colony I had left decided to have a massive die off right before the season ended. They lost 75% of their workers, so I had to move them back to a test tube (They were in an Aus Ants Ytong Nest).  :facepalm:  %)

 

Here's a video I took of them after the die off:

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=PyfNhwD52CA


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Formica pacifica

Formica planipilis (Parasitic sp.)

 

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#23 Offline AntsBC - Posted March 8 2020 - 1:34 PM

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Update, Sunday, March 8, 2020

 

Took these guys out of hibernation a few weeks ago.  No eggs yet; unfortunately it's still too cold outside.  Hopefully they have a productive season.  The colony looks to have recovered from the massive die off they had at the end of last season.

 
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Formica pacifica

Formica planipilis (Parasitic sp.)

 

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#24 Offline NickAnter - Posted March 10 2021 - 4:35 PM

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Update?


Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#25 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 10 2021 - 4:40 PM

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cool colony. i'm hoping my formica will grow as big as your colony is. Formica are one of my favorte spieces.


#26 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 10 2021 - 4:45 PM

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Mine is subsericea though.


#27 Offline Manitobant - Posted March 10 2021 - 5:18 PM

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cool colony. i'm hoping my formica will grow as big as your colony is. Formica are one of my favorte spieces.

no offense dude but can you stop commenting unnecessary things on every post? You have posted this same message about formica on other people’s journals too. Please stop treating this forum like a discord server.
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My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/
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