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My Ant Goals!

Started By BugFinder , Apr 25 2020 1:06 PM

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#1 Offline BugFinder - Posted April 25 2020 - 1:06 PM

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i'm creating this thread to serve as a journal that I can look back on and see how my anting goals change over time.  Feel free to ignore it, or enjoy it, as you wish.

 

 

2020:

- Purchase this microscope and this camera mount.   

- Get my new Tetramorium (sp) started strong

- Purchase two dirt box nests from Drew

- grow my C. Sansabegnus into this nest:  Large Bull Ant Castle    

+ Purchase a  young colony - bought a C. sansabeanus colony 4/26

 

2021:

- Purchase P. Californicus colony and put in one of drews "dirt box" nests.

- Collect C. Vicinus queen and start new colony

- Collect Linepithema humile queen and start new colony

- Purchase this formicarium for the L. Humile:  

- Get my vacant formicaria out of storage and use one of my nucleuses for the vicinus colony.

 

Someday:

- Purchase Myrmecocystus mexicanus colony

- Purchase Acromyrmex versicolor colony

 

Spitballing

 

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#2 Offline Ant_Dude2908 - Posted April 25 2020 - 1:10 PM

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Mind if I list my goals? 


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#3 Offline BugFinder - Posted April 25 2020 - 1:19 PM

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Mind if I list my goals? 

Not at all...   But you might think about creating your own journal for your goals and keep it updated....  or you can just post them here lol.


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Camponotus sansabeanus

Tetramorium (sp)

Pogonomyrmex Californicus

My Ant Goals!

#4 Offline Ant_Dude2908 - Posted April 25 2020 - 1:24 PM

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My goals for the 2020 season:

 

Sustain Neivamyrmex colonies

 

Raise Camponotus chromaidodes colony to maturity

 

Get Colobopsis mississippiensis 


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#5 Offline Thunder_Birds - Posted April 26 2020 - 7:24 AM

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My 2020 goals:

 

  • Really grow my Camponotus Pennsylvanicus colony.
  • Find some queens this summer (Specifically Formica or something).

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#6 Offline NickAnter - Posted April 26 2020 - 7:49 AM

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My 2020 Goals:

 

Get Manica!

Get Some Orange Lasius

Get some larger Camponotus

Get Myrmecocystus

Get Formica perpilosa

Get more Temnothorax

Get(and keep this time!) more Formica aserva

Get some Myrmica

Get Aphaenogaster uinta

 

Yeah. I have a lot of goals. Most are quite possible though, I have seen everything on the list, except the orange Lasius.


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Colonies:                                                                             Founding Queens

Nylanderia vividula   (500+ workers)  

Lasius cf. americanus   (80+ workers)                                                          

Lasius niger   (15 workers)                                                      Lasius cf. crypticusx2(in Hibernation)                     

Pheidole navigans   (30+workers and a major)                                        

Temnothorax cf. nevadensis x4,(Largest colony has six workers, and the smallest, one.)

Cardiocondyla mauritanica( 2 queens, 1 worker, queens and worker likely budding out when caught)

Solenopsis truncorum(13 workers)         

Solenopsis molesta (6 workers)           

#7 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted April 26 2020 - 8:01 AM

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My 2020 Goals:

 

Get Manica!

Get Some Orange Lasius

Get some larger Camponotus

Get Myrmecocystus

Get Formica perpilosa

Get more Temnothorax

Get(and keep this time!) more Formica aserva

Get some Myrmica

Get Aphaenogaster uinta

 

Yeah. I have a lot of goals. Most are quite possible though, I have seen everything on the list, except the orange Lasius.

By orange lasius, i am guessing claviger or brevicornis?


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#8 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 26 2020 - 8:12 AM

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My 2020 Goals:

Get Manica!
Get Some Orange Lasius
Get some larger Camponotus
Get Myrmecocystus
Get Formica perpilosa
Get more Temnothorax
Get(and keep this time!) more Formica aserva
Get some Myrmica
Get Aphaenogaster uinta

Yeah. I have a lot of goals. Most are quite possible though, I have seen everything on the list, except the orange Lasius.

By orange lasius, i am guessing claviger or brevicornis?
All parasitic Lasius are orange, and there are dozens of species.

Edited by AntsDakota, April 26 2020 - 8:13 AM.

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#9 Offline Temperateants - Posted April 26 2020 - 8:40 AM

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My 2020 Goals:

Get Manica!
Get Some Orange Lasius
Get some larger Camponotus
Get Myrmecocystus
Get Formica perpilosa
Get more Temnothorax
Get(and keep this time!) more Formica aserva
Get some Myrmica
Get Aphaenogaster uinta

Yeah. I have a lot of goals. Most are quite possible though, I have seen everything on the list, except the orange Lasius.

By orange lasius, i am guessing claviger or brevicornis?
All parasitic Lasius are orange, and there are dozens of species.

 

What about umbratus?


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They’re orange too.

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#11 Offline NickAnter - Posted April 26 2020 - 9:37 AM

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I am hoping for Acanthomyops, but I would be equally happy with brevicornis.


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Colonies:                                                                             Founding Queens

Nylanderia vividula   (500+ workers)  

Lasius cf. americanus   (80+ workers)                                                          

Lasius niger   (15 workers)                                                      Lasius cf. crypticusx2(in Hibernation)                     

Pheidole navigans   (30+workers and a major)                                        

Temnothorax cf. nevadensis x4,(Largest colony has six workers, and the smallest, one.)

Cardiocondyla mauritanica( 2 queens, 1 worker, queens and worker likely budding out when caught)

Solenopsis truncorum(13 workers)         

Solenopsis molesta (6 workers)           

#12 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 26 2020 - 9:43 AM

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They each have their own advantages.

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#13 Offline BugFinder - Posted April 26 2020 - 9:57 AM

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My 2020 Goals:

Get Manica!
Get Some Orange Lasius
Get some larger Camponotus
Get Myrmecocystus
Get Formica perpilosa
Get more Temnothorax
Get(and keep this time!) more Formica aserva
Get some Myrmica
Get Aphaenogaster uinta

Yeah. I have a lot of goals. Most are quite possible though, I have seen everything on the list, except the orange Lasius.

By orange lasius, i am guessing claviger or brevicornis?
All parasitic Lasius are orange, and there are dozens of species.

 

to grow one of those colonies, do you have to have a sacraficial colony?


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Tetramorium (sp)

Pogonomyrmex Californicus

My Ant Goals!

#14 Offline NickAnter - Posted April 26 2020 - 9:59 AM

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Which ones? The Manica? No. But I read they like to eat other ants. The Acanthomyops, yes.


Colonies:                                                                             Founding Queens

Nylanderia vividula   (500+ workers)  

Lasius cf. americanus   (80+ workers)                                                          

Lasius niger   (15 workers)                                                      Lasius cf. crypticusx2(in Hibernation)                     

Pheidole navigans   (30+workers and a major)                                        

Temnothorax cf. nevadensis x4,(Largest colony has six workers, and the smallest, one.)

Cardiocondyla mauritanica( 2 queens, 1 worker, queens and worker likely budding out when caught)

Solenopsis truncorum(13 workers)         

Solenopsis molesta (6 workers)           

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the parasitic lasius ants


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Tetramorium (sp)

Pogonomyrmex Californicus

My Ant Goals!

#16 Offline NickAnter - Posted April 26 2020 - 10:02 AM

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Yes, Acanthomyops are a subgenus of Lasius, but they only need host workers in the beginning. They arent like Polyergus.


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Colonies:                                                                             Founding Queens

Nylanderia vividula   (500+ workers)  

Lasius cf. americanus   (80+ workers)                                                          

Lasius niger   (15 workers)                                                      Lasius cf. crypticusx2(in Hibernation)                     

Pheidole navigans   (30+workers and a major)                                        

Temnothorax cf. nevadensis x4,(Largest colony has six workers, and the smallest, one.)

Cardiocondyla mauritanica( 2 queens, 1 worker, queens and worker likely budding out when caught)

Solenopsis truncorum(13 workers)         

Solenopsis molesta (6 workers)           

#17 Offline AntsDakota - Posted April 26 2020 - 10:27 AM

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Yes, Acanthomyops are a subgenus of Lasius, but they only need host workers in the beginning. They arent like Polyergus.

I believe Polyergus can found with just host workers, too.

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#18 Offline Ant_Dude2908 - Posted April 26 2020 - 10:28 AM

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Yes, Acanthomyops are a subgenus of Lasius, but they only need host workers in the beginning. They arent like Polyergus.

I believe Polyergus can found with just host workers, too.

Nope. Polyergus are obligate slave raiders.
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