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Bronco's Camponotus US CA-02

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#1 Offline Broncos - Posted March 23 2020 - 2:39 PM

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A while ago I got a camponotus US CA-02 with 7 workers, a small major, 5 larva, and some eggs.


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#2 Offline AntsDakota - Posted March 23 2020 - 3:36 PM

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Keep us posted! One of my favorite Camponotus for sure. Although, are desert/mountain Camponotus like these really called carpenter ants?

Edited by AntsDakota, March 23 2020 - 3:37 PM.

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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version


#3 Offline JenC - Posted March 23 2020 - 4:33 PM

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Are you sure that major isn't a median?
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Current Colonies:
1x Camponotus Vicinus (3 Workers)

Single Queens:
3x Camponotus Clarithorax
4x Camponotus Maritimus
5x Camponotus Ca02
7x Camponotus Sansabeanus
1x Myrmecocustus Testaceus
3x Prenolepis Imparis

#4 Offline Broncos - Posted March 26 2020 - 1:23 PM

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Keep us posted! One of my favorite Camponotus for sure. Although, are desert/mountain Camponotus like these really called carpenter ants?

Ha! that's a great question.


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#5 Offline AntsDakota - Posted March 26 2020 - 2:26 PM

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Yeah, I don’t even know if they nest in wood like eastern Camponotus.
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version


#6 Offline Broncos - Posted March 31 2020 - 8:24 AM

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Here is a photo I took when I just got them.


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#7 Offline AntsDakota - Posted March 31 2020 - 8:25 AM

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They’re beautiful..........
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"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version


#8 Offline Broncos - Posted April 23 2020 - 1:18 PM

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These guys are in a mini hearth and doing great! they have 1 large larva 3 medium and I can't really see how many small. But the queen has a gaster with white stripes meaning she is ready for this summer when egg production is at its max!
Edit: they have 8 workers.
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Edited by Broncos, May 19 2020 - 9:00 PM.

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#9 Offline JenC - Posted April 23 2020 - 1:51 PM

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How many workers do they have?
Current Colonies:
1x Camponotus Vicinus (3 Workers)

Single Queens:
3x Camponotus Clarithorax
4x Camponotus Maritimus
5x Camponotus Ca02
7x Camponotus Sansabeanus
1x Myrmecocustus Testaceus
3x Prenolepis Imparis

#10 Offline Broncos - Posted May 26 2020 - 9:49 AM

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Alright! These guys are doing great! They have had no deaths. At least 10 larva, a huge batch of eggs but no pupae. Normally when I give them a cricket, they just trow it in the garbage pile. But yesterday they went crazy about it. So in my opinion this is a good sign.


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#11 Offline Antkid12 - Posted May 26 2020 - 9:54 AM

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Wow, they look really cool!  (y)


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Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 


#12 Offline Broncos - Posted May 26 2020 - 10:49 AM

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#13 Offline Broncos - Posted June 14 2020 - 9:48 AM

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This colony has 3 cocoons and 2 very large larva!
But everything has stayed the same other than that.
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#14 Offline Broncos - Posted June 29 2020 - 4:01 PM

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This colony has 10 cocoons! They had 11 before one eclosed. So now they are at 7 workers ~5 eggs, 10 larva, and 10 cocoons. 5 will eclose in the next week or so.

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#15 Offline Broncos - Posted July 28 2020 - 9:53 PM

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12 workers now because 2 died but there is still an enormous brood pile for this size of a colony.


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#16 Offline Broncos - Posted August 19 2020 - 12:05 PM

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This colony has 17 or 18 workers. All of the cocoons have "hatched/eclosed?" Now they are left with a small batch of larva and eggs. I assume this has something to do with fall and winter coming up.


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#17 Offline JenC - Posted August 19 2020 - 1:36 PM

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My ca02 still have all stages of larvae and pupae. 


Current Colonies:
1x Camponotus Vicinus (3 Workers)

Single Queens:
3x Camponotus Clarithorax
4x Camponotus Maritimus
5x Camponotus Ca02
7x Camponotus Sansabeanus
1x Myrmecocustus Testaceus
3x Prenolepis Imparis

#18 Offline Broncos - Posted September 25 2020 - 4:50 PM

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20 workers now. With a media in a cucoon. There is a small brood pile with eggs and larva.


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#19 Offline Broncos - Posted February 5 2021 - 10:20 AM

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There are 2 medias in this colony now. But they are down to 15 workers because of the winter. They have 2 large larva and a cocoon currently


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#20 Offline Broncos - Posted May 11 2021 - 9:14 AM

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This colony is doing very well. They had about 10 cocoons and now those are all workers. No majors yet sadly but I hope they come soon. There are about 5 workers foraging at a time. There are now about 10 larva, 5 cocoons and a large batch of eggs. The colony has 30 workers.  


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