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#1 Offline Broncos - Posted October 7 2019 - 6:59 PM

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So I'm new here at formiculture but i just wanted to make a journal on my camponotus semitestaceus housed in one of dspdrew's small starter formicariums (highly recommended) They are at 6 workers and doing great!

Sorry I don't know what type of camera to use to post a photo


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#2 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 7 2019 - 7:02 PM

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Any camera with a macro lens will work. Most people I've seen use clip-on macros for their phones. They can be found for sale online.

#3 Offline Broncos - Posted October 7 2019 - 8:12 PM

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#4 Offline mbullock42086 - Posted October 7 2019 - 8:16 PM

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lol their nanitics are funny looking I'm used to them being all lanky 



#5 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 8 2019 - 5:53 AM

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Those are some beautiful ants!

#6 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 8 2019 - 12:46 PM

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Can I get that imprinted in my retina? Those ants are beautiful
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#7 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 8 2019 - 12:49 PM

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Looks like a cross of two of my favorite species: Camponotous Castaneus and Camponotous Americanus
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#8 Offline Broncos - Posted October 15 2019 - 11:20 AM

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The queen has laid some more eggs but nothing is really going on

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#9 Offline Broncos - Posted October 22 2019 - 9:25 AM

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They’ve had this black pupae for a long time I will get a photo when I can... is it possibly dead?

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#10 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 22 2019 - 10:28 AM

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The pupa and the eggs stage are the longest in Camponotus.

#11 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 22 2019 - 12:21 PM

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The pupa and the eggs stage are the longest in Camponotus.

it also depends on the colour of the ant. Camponotous Pennsylvanicus cocoons get darker than Camponotous Castenaeus

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#12 Offline Broncos - Posted October 28 2019 - 11:55 AM

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Nothing has happened I wonder if the pupae is dead because its been almost a month but they are stil caring for it


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#13 Offline Broncos - Posted October 30 2019 - 10:50 AM

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These are now housed in an empire of ants PH frmicarium. They will be here for a while.


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#14 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted October 30 2019 - 11:52 AM

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The pupae and egg stages are the longest in camponotous, so just saying

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#15 Offline Broncos - Posted November 3 2019 - 5:25 PM

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#16 Offline Broncos - Posted November 14 2019 - 12:57 PM

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These guys were sold. This journal is discontinued.

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