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ANTdrew's Native Plants and Ants Journal

Started By ANTdrew , Apr 5 2019 10:08 AM
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#141 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 6 2020 - 6:02 AM

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I think they can be called gardener snakes just because so many people call them that, but it is officially garter snake.

well, thanks for telling me that. i would like to call them by their real name!


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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#142 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 6 2020 - 8:43 AM

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Update 10-6-2020

 

 I observed another ant-plant interaction yesterday that I wanted to document. Prenolepis imparis have recently reactivated in my yard, and I noticed a bunch of them drinking nectar on my goldenrods (Solidago juncea). They must be tanking up on sugars for the winter months ahead. You can see several of them here next to male Bombus impatiens dozing on the flowers waiting for queens to come by. What a lazy existence male bees lead!

 

 
 I'm also starting to gather as much partridge pea seeds as I can. Since it is an annual, I start over every year with fresh seeds. I really love the square, shiny look of these legume seeds. They taste good, too, actually.
 
 

 


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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#143 Offline TechAnt - Posted October 6 2020 - 8:46 AM

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If I were a Preno worker and I sort of just, bumped into a big bee. I would be scared.


My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#144 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 6 2020 - 9:10 AM

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LOL! For sure. Huge carpenter bees would be even scarier.


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#145 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 6 2020 - 9:19 AM

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LOL! For sure. Huge carpenter bees would be even scarier.

hmmm. but if you were a novaeboracensis major, would you still be scared? who so you think would win?


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#146 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 6 2020 - 9:24 AM

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Carpenter ant majors are huge but they would still be scared because those bees are way bigger. i could see if there were 2 majors and that one bee in a little space but otherwise if they weren't they would just ruuuuuuun!


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#147 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 6 2020 - 9:51 AM

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That's a good question. Carpenter bees are way bigger and can fly. I'd put my money on them.


"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#148 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 6 2020 - 9:53 AM

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i will have to see carpenter bees then!


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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#149 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 6 2020 - 10:06 AM

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Here's one, Xylocopa virginica
 
They get over an inch in size.

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#150 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 6 2020 - 10:08 AM

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Here's one, Xylocopa virginica
 
 
They get over an inch in size.

 

yikes. the ant would loose for sure.


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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#151 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 9 2020 - 4:45 AM

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Update 10-9-2020

 

I've counted 33 adult monarch butterflies flying around my area, but this is the first caterpillar I've found this year. It is on one of my few Asclepias tuberosa plants. It's probably pretty late in the season for this one to make it to Mexico, but still cool to see.

 

 


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#152 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 9 2020 - 4:54 AM

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I have a late caterpillar to but it doesn't look like its from a kids book, Hopefully they cocoon soon.


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#153 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 9 2020 - 4:56 AM

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Also i have a ton of hawk moth caterpillars in the early spring and summer they come out and basically swarm, i think i caught around 150 in one day.


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#154 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 16 2020 - 6:27 AM

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Just wanted some place to FLEX my holiday cactus because it's better than ever. I fed the heck out of it this summer.

 

 
 
Everything else is going dormant in my yard, and we'll finally get frost this week probably. I'll be starting up some new seeds soon, so stay tuned.

 


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#155 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 16 2020 - 8:53 AM

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looks amazing! 


Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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#156 Offline M_Ants - Posted December 17 2020 - 6:02 PM

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Any advice on Christmas cacti? My mom got one and it's not doing to well. It was looking wilted at first but it had plenty of water. Don't think it was over watered though. Then we put it outside and it got sunburned.   :facepalm:


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#157 Offline Devi - Posted December 17 2020 - 6:12 PM

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Wow!  I just saw that cactus.  Dude!  That's so cool!  What kind is it?  I've been wanting to start taking care of some succulents or houseplants.  Any suggestions would be kindly appreciated.  Thanks.  :)


#158 Offline M_Ants - Posted December 17 2020 - 6:35 PM

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It's a Christmas cactus. I'm pretty sure they aren't actually cacti and are found in tropical climates.


Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#159 Offline NickAnter - Posted December 17 2020 - 6:48 PM

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I need to get one of those. I have started the third arrowhead vine in my room though(all started off a plant that started over 25 years ago).


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). 

#160 Offline M_Ants - Posted December 17 2020 - 6:52 PM

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I'm going to make a bonsai out of one assuming it doesn't die.


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Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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