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THG's Pheidole californica journal

Started By TacticalHandleGaming , Apr 18 2024 6:57 PM

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#1 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted April 18 2024 - 6:57 PM

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On 4/16/2024 I acquired a colony of Pheidole californica. I moved them from their crowded test tube to a Tarheelants mini labyrinth I had made for tiny species. They moved in quickly and seem happy.

 

 

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Currently kept species

L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

My youtube channel.  My ant Etsy store - Millennium Ants

#2 Offline GOCAMPONOTUS - Posted April 18 2024 - 8:11 PM

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Nice colony! From where did you get them? A local keeper?


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Currently keeping
1.Camponotus vicinus. 5 workers
2.Camponotus modoc. 5 workers
3. Camponotus hyatti. 1 worker
4.Veromessor pergandei. founding
5 Linepithema humile. 70-100 workers 5 queens
6. Pheidole Californica. 65 workers

I want: Atta,Myrmecia,Myrmica,Myrmecocystus

#3 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted April 18 2024 - 8:47 PM

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Nice colony! From where did you get them? A local keeper?

They are from southern Oregon. I'm very excited to have them. I've wanted a colony for years now.


Currently kept species

L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

My youtube channel.  My ant Etsy store - Millennium Ants

#4 Offline Ernteameise - Posted April 18 2024 - 11:29 PM

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Nice big colony for a start! Love the majors.

Only thing holding me back from keeping Pheidole is their fast growth...


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#5 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted April 19 2024 - 5:38 AM

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Nice big colony for a start! Love the majors.

Only thing holding me back from keeping Pheidole is their fast growth...

Their fast growth is something I look forward to. (y)


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Currently kept species

L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

My youtube channel.  My ant Etsy store - Millennium Ants

#6 Offline Ernteameise - Posted April 19 2024 - 12:07 PM

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Nice big colony for a start! Love the majors.

Only thing holding me back from keeping Pheidole is their fast growth...

Their fast growth is something I look forward to. (y)

 

Everyone is different.... I am actually a bit intimidated by the growth of my Lasius niger colony. Slow down, girls!


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#7 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted April 22 2024 - 8:01 PM

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Nice big colony for a start! Love the majors.

Only thing holding me back from keeping Pheidole is their fast growth...

Their fast growth is something I look forward to. (y)

 

Everyone is different.... I am actually a bit intimidated by the growth of my Lasius niger colony. Slow down, girls!

 

You can always slow down their growth by feeding them less protein


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Interested buying in ants? Feel free to check out my shop! 

Feel free to read my journals, like this one.

 

Wishlist:

Atta sp (wish they were in CA), Crematogaster cerasi, Most Pheidole species

 

 

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