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Thunder_bird journal (updated every Monday)

Started By Thunder_Birds , Feb 24 2020 5:11 PM

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#41 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 13 2020 - 10:31 AM

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keep doing what you're doing mate :)


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#42 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted April 13 2020 - 10:33 AM

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Well that’s good to hear! Thanks.


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#43 Offline Da_NewAntOnTheBlock - Posted April 13 2020 - 10:34 AM

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np


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#44 Offline AntsDakota - Posted May 11 2020 - 1:35 PM

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Update?


"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

#45 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted May 11 2020 - 8:25 PM

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Yeah, sorry. I’ll give an update tomorrow :)


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#46 Offline AntsDakota - Posted May 12 2020 - 6:34 AM

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Looking forward to it.......  :)


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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

#47 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted May 12 2020 - 2:08 PM

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Well, sorry it’s been a while....anyway, my C. Pennsylvanicus colony is doing good. Nothing much has changed, but here is some pictures that I took a few weeks ago of them eating honey, and a cricket. I just got done with school for the year, so now I have a lot more free time. One of these days I will put them in the garage for the summer. 

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#48 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted June 17 2020 - 3:09 PM

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Update #6

Hello everybody! Well, I moved my Camponotus colony into my shed in the backyard for the summer, and they have been doing well. Sadly a lot of the natistics have died out, so the worker count is at a total of 6 (not including the queen). They have 3 large larva, and one smaller larva, so hopefully I will have some new workers here pretty soon. I fed them a fly today so they have been enjoying that. I accidentally flooded their nest today, so they brought all the larva up to the top (see pictures below). Well, that is the update for today, and I will keep you updated.


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#49 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted June 17 2020 - 3:12 PM

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Here are the pictures:

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#50 Offline AntsDakota - Posted June 17 2020 - 3:38 PM

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I still feel they should have a lot more workers than that by now, though.

"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

#51 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted June 17 2020 - 5:01 PM

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Yeah :( They aren’t really developing that fast....


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#52 Offline MrOdontomachus - Posted June 17 2020 - 5:28 PM

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Yeah :( They aren’t really developing that fast....

*Laughs in camponotus floridanus*


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#53 Offline AntsDakota - Posted June 18 2020 - 5:45 AM

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Yeah :( They aren’t really developing that fast....

*Laughs in camponotus floridanus*
Well, even for pennsylvanicus. This is the colony’s third season, and should have at least a couple dozen workers, probably more.

"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

#54 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted June 18 2020 - 6:28 AM

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Yeah, they did have some a set back last year though where I accidentally fried 14 of them. So, hopefully they can rebuild this year. 


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#55 Offline MrOdontomachus - Posted June 18 2020 - 6:51 AM

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C. floridanus usually don't enter diapause so maybe that's why they grow as fast as they do. It's probably also evolutionary pressure to exit the vulnerable stage of founding as soon as possible due to RIFA.


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#56 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted June 18 2020 - 7:18 AM

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Yeah. (And by the way this colony is C. Pennsylvanicus :D )


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#57 Offline AntsDakota - Posted June 18 2020 - 7:19 AM

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C. floridanus usually don't enter diapause so maybe that's why they grow as fast as they do. It's probably also evolutionary pressure to exit the vulnerable stage of founding as soon as possible due to RIFA.

Yeah, I knew that. However, I still think the species in general just grows faster, with or without diapause.

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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

#58 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted June 26 2020 - 7:34 PM

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Hey y’all,

Well, I have a new colony now (Formica Montana), so I will be updating them both in this journal.

 

Update #7

C. Pennsylvanicus - Nothing really new, but they do have one pupa now, so hopefully they will have another worker here pretty soon. And, it seems that there are a few pupa that are missing, so that’s weird...

 

Formica Montana - New! Well, I caught them 2 days ago (6/24) in my drive way, and I actually have been trying to find a colony that is smaller than my camponotus, so this colony is going to be perfect. And today she laid 2 eggs!


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#59 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted June 27 2020 - 5:11 AM

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Here is the Formica Montana Queen with her 2 eggs:

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#60 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted June 27 2020 - 5:21 AM

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Some advice for your C. pennsylvanicus colony, feed them as much protein as possible. Don't try to adhere to schedules, just feed them a ton of protein. Basically just feed them protein until they stop taking it.


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