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ANTdrew's Pheidole bicarinata Journal - The Phatheads

Started By ANTdrew , Jun 24 2020 11:17 AM
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#141 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 19 2020 - 8:56 AM

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Nah, SleepyAsianAnter taught me how to make good nests of my own now.


"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#142 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted November 19 2020 - 8:59 AM

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I also figured out de way, i know de way now. de way is de way and de way is way. I made a very good nest is what i'm saying that could hold hundreds of medium sized ants, has a good hydration system and is heat friendly.


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#143 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted November 19 2020 - 9:44 AM

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Wow that's incredible.


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#144 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 19 2020 - 4:29 PM

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Expensive formicariums are my biggest problem with ant keeping. I can small nests but eventually I have to buy THA stuff. And then I say goodbye to my $.


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

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#145 Offline MinigunL5 - Posted November 19 2020 - 5:16 PM

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How big are these compared to Solenopsis molesta?


#146 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 19 2020 - 5:29 PM

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The minors are slightly larger than S. molesta. The majors are like Tetramorium workers, but with huge heads.
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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.

#147 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 20 2020 - 11:18 AM

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Expensive formicariums are my biggest problem with ant keeping. I can small nests but eventually I have to buy THA stuff. And then I say goodbye to my $.

i feel the same. i can just imagine my $ flying away right now when my formica colony gets really big. that is why i hope to get my own formicariums running. it is hard with the extreme cold though. :(


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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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#148 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 20 2020 - 11:30 AM

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Expensive formicariums are my biggest problem with ant keeping. I can small nests but eventually I have to buy THA stuff. And then I say goodbye to my $.

i feel the same. i can just imagine my $ flying away right now when my formica colony gets really big. that is why i hope to get my own formicariums running. it is hard with the extreme cold though. :(

 

Trust me, Formica can definitely get expensive, but not as much as you'd think. I've only had to spend about $300 total on nests for my largest Formica colony.


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#149 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 20 2020 - 12:22 PM

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Imagine my 3 queen V. pergandei. I need to sell them I think. 


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Veromessor pergandei

Veromessor andrei

Crematogaster sp. 

Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

Various Pheidole

C. yogi 

https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#150 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 20 2020 - 1:48 PM

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Imagine my 3 queen V. pergandei. I need to sell them I think.

Just get a big container and put multiple test tubes in for them to nest in.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#151 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 20 2020 - 1:51 PM

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I mean I could but I find 100000 test tubes in a giant container kind of trashy looking. It works but I don't like how it looks. 


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#152 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 20 2020 - 1:56 PM

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I get that. A big terrarium could be your other option.
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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.

#153 Offline NickAnter - Posted November 20 2020 - 6:21 PM

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I'm kind of thankful my Nylanderia have plateaued in growth for a while. They do have like 400 eggs though.


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). 

#154 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 21 2020 - 7:25 AM

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I get that. A big terrarium could be your other option.

that is what i am doing for my camponotus novaeboracensis. for big ants terrariums are the way to go because they can't fit through the lid of the terrarium.


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#155 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 21 2020 - 8:58 AM

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I'd need a big terrarium. I do want to create a terrarium for my Hypos though. What's the safest way to hydrate terrariums without flooding the ants?


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Various Pheidole

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https://www.youtube....FG7utFVBA/about

#156 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 21 2020 - 9:40 AM

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Put a flat rock the ants can nest under like a roof. Sprinkle water over the rock like rainfall. You will always have dry areas under the rock and wetter areas around it to create a gradient. You also should make a drainage layer with charcoal and gravel at the bottom.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#157 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 7 2020 - 8:34 AM

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Update 12/7/2020

 

 I decided a while back that I would hibernate this colony after all. They were slowing down, and I was ready for a break myself, so I took them off heat and haven't been feeding them protein. I'll drive them to my parents' basement today, which is where I am keeping all my ants for diapause. A third of the colony is in their Fallen Pheidole Phortress, one third in the old mini-hearth (with the queen), and the rest are lounging in the outworld chugging water.

 

On a whim, I sent some photos of them to Mack at THA, and he says he wants to put some in his holiday newsletter! I'm beyond pumped!

 

 


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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.

#158 Offline Devi - Posted December 7 2020 - 8:38 AM

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Update 12/7/2020

 

 I decided a while back that I would hibernate this colony after all. They were slowing down, and I was ready for a break myself, so I took them off heat and haven't been feeding them protein. I'll drive them to my parents' basement today, which is where I am keeping all my ants for diapause. A third of the colony is in their Fallen Pheidole Phortress, one third in the old mini-hearth (with the queen), and the rest are lounging in the outworld chugging water.

 

On a whim, I sent some photos of them to Mack at THA, and he says he wants to put some in his holiday newsletter! I'm beyond pumped!

 

Ok, that's awesome.  I shall see your phantastic pheidole on THA's website then.  Lol.  I love the look of the majors... So awesome.  I need to get my hands on some of these ants.  Maybe someday...


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#159 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted December 7 2020 - 9:54 AM

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Wow! Congrats on being featured in the newsletter!


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#160 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted December 7 2020 - 10:07 AM

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i am literally so close to buying tha test tube inserts, they are such a good deal!!!


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