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Started By Hightlyze , Sep 2 2019 6:14 AM

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#1 Offline Hightlyze - Posted September 2 2019 - 6:14 AM

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I think it's a queen judging by the shape. I have 2 odontoponera queens which are in good condition. While 1 has 1 fine antenna while the other one is in half. Would it affect anything? It still does have 1 functioning (I think) antenna


Edited by Hightlyze, September 2 2019 - 6:16 AM.

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#2 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted September 2 2019 - 7:37 AM

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She's fine. The I've seen a Tetramorium queen with a broken off antenna, and she has a healthy colony.


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#3 Offline FSTP - Posted September 2 2019 - 7:49 AM

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Be honest, did you break that antenna trying to do something untoward to that ant?


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#4 Offline Hightlyze - Posted September 2 2019 - 3:37 PM

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Be honest, did you break that antenna trying to do something untoward to that ant?


While it was in the wild I grabbed it by force to get it into the test tube

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#5 Offline Manitobant - Posted September 2 2019 - 3:39 PM

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Be honest, did you break that antenna trying to do something untoward to that ant?


While it was in the wild I grabbed it by force to get it into the test tube
please try not to do that again. Luckily ponerines have very tough exoskeletons.
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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/

#6 Offline Antennal_Scrobe - Posted September 2 2019 - 3:41 PM

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Be honest, did you break that antenna trying to do something untoward to that ant?


While it was in the wild I grabbed it by force to get it into the test tube

 

How did you not get stung?


Currently keeping:

 

Tetramorium immigrans, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Myrmica punctiventris, Formica subsericea

Formica pallidefulva, Aphaeogaster cf. rudis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

Crematogaster cerasi

Temnothorax ambiguus

Prenolepis imparis

#7 Offline Hightlyze - Posted September 2 2019 - 5:27 PM

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Btw when will they lay eggs? I got them August 24 GMT+8

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#8 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 2 2019 - 5:44 PM

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when they feel like they are safe. they best way to directly handle ants is to grab a leg or the thorax. it just needs a little practice.


also cover them and give them some sand.


#9 Offline Hightlyze - Posted September 2 2019 - 5:53 PM

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when they feel like they are safe. they best way to directly handle ants is to grab a leg or the thorax. it just needs a little practice.
also cover them and give them some sand.

What kind of sand? The only sand I can get is black sand and kenetic sand

Edited by Hightlyze, September 2 2019 - 5:59 PM.

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#10 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 2 2019 - 6:02 PM

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black

 

or sterile dirt


not neccesary though


#11 Offline Hightlyze - Posted September 2 2019 - 6:03 PM

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Put sand where?

Edited by Hightlyze, September 2 2019 - 6:05 PM.

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#12 Offline Manitobant - Posted September 2 2019 - 6:07 PM

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Put sand where?

in the test tube
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/

#13 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 2 2019 - 6:21 PM

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cover the bottom


#14 Offline Hightlyze - Posted September 2 2019 - 6:21 PM

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I'll get sand later. My dad has to get it I can't because my mom is afraid I'll get attacked by invisible dwarfs
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#15 Offline Hightlyze - Posted September 2 2019 - 6:24 PM

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cover the bottom


What bottom?

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#16 Offline ponerinecat - Posted September 2 2019 - 6:28 PM

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of the tube


I'll get sand later. My dad has to get it I can't because my mom is afraid I'll get attacked by invisible dwarfs

 

wtf


#17 Offline Leo - Posted September 2 2019 - 7:13 PM

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Be honest, did you break that antenna trying to do something untoward to that ant?


While it was in the wild I grabbed it by force to get it into the test tube

 

Hold up, you grabbed a Ponerine? hoo boy, go grab some diacamma.

 

I'll get sand later. My dad has to get it I can't because my mom is afraid I'll get attacked by invisible dwarfs

Also wth, is your family ok?


#18 Offline Leo - Posted September 2 2019 - 7:14 PM

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Also, what happened to your other queens? please don't tell me not a single one survived


#19 Offline Hightlyze - Posted September 2 2019 - 7:17 PM

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Wdym I have 2 test tubes with odontoponera queens and 1 small test tube with unknown winged ant

Odontoponera 1 was taken peacefully while odontoponera 2 was taken by force

Edited by Hightlyze, September 2 2019 - 7:21 PM.

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#20 Offline Hightlyze - Posted September 2 2019 - 7:18 PM

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All the test tubes used to have queens til they died.

I think one of them layed an egg

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