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TechAnt’s Camponotus vicinus Journal (Photos)

Started By TechAnt , Jun 30 2020 11:37 AM

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#21 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 11 2020 - 3:03 AM

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Test tube feeding is the worst!
The other day I was feeding a brand new Crematogaster ashmeadi colony in a tube that had just two nanitics. I accidentally knocked one out, 33% of the colony! Thank God I was able to gather up the tiny thing and get her back in the tube. I gave them an outworld the very next day.

Edited by ANTdrew, July 11 2020 - 3:07 AM.

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#22 Offline NickAnter - Posted July 11 2020 - 6:31 AM

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Huh. I don't have issues with most of the smaller species until they get like 30 workers. Unless they are P. navigans.


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). 

#23 Offline AntsDakota - Posted July 11 2020 - 7:05 AM

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I actually find outworlds with small colonies a hassle, as the workers are so timid, and you never even know if they even eat what you give them, as they rarely eat when you're around.


"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

#24 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 11 2020 - 7:43 AM

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Well, try it with Houdini Crematogaster.
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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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#25 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 14 2020 - 7:11 PM

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These guys just got their sixth worker, and the queen laid a bunch more eggs. They all reside by the entrance of the tube, where a worker always sits. Once I get my foraging Area, I plan to move them into a Discus/Mini Hearth XL. What do you guys think, MHXL (Mini Hearth XL) or a Discus?

Edited by TechAnt, July 16 2020 - 11:19 AM.

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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#26 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 16 2020 - 11:19 AM

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Update July 16, 2020

Ok so, I had a mini crisis on trying to move the queen into a Mini Hearth (you can read about it here: https://www.formicul...us/#entry155150) but now she is in there. I have all the lights off and I am keeping the room they are housed in dark to not stress them out. After they (hopefully) move in I will get photos.

Edited by TechAnt, July 16 2020 - 11:23 AM.

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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#27 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 25 2020 - 10:14 PM

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So, update. Guess what, the entire time I usually would be updating, these guys have been doing a internal tug of war. They kept moving in and out and in and out and in and out and in and out and- uh, back to what I was saying. I eventually stepped in and added a Flukers heating pad to the bottom of the Mini Hearth XL. They then moved on in nicely, I attached a side outworld, and they actively forage in it, unlike what others have said (I’m looking at you JenC, :) ). Here are some photos, the queen likes to sit in the back while the brood and most of the workers (like 4-3 out of the 6) sit in the front, the rest stay with the queen or forage. Here are some photos, excuse the thermometer card I used to block light from coming in the nest, I am finding some black paper to cut out and use instead.

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Edited by TechAnt, July 25 2020 - 10:14 PM.

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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#28 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 26 2020 - 10:53 AM

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Nice!


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#29 Offline AntsDakota - Posted July 26 2020 - 11:37 AM

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Heat makes all the difference in the world.  :)


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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

#30 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 26 2020 - 11:15 PM

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Heat makes all the difference in the world. :)


Nothing truer has been said for these girls.

Edited by TechAnt, July 26 2020 - 11:15 PM.

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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#31 Offline TechAnt - Posted July 30 2020 - 11:55 AM

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Update July 30th, 2020

 

CV just got their 7th worker. They have been taking in a lot of fruit flies and they have larvae and I spotted the queen laying a couple eggs. So hopefully we will get more workers soon


Edited by TechAnt, July 30 2020 - 11:58 AM.

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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#32 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 7 2020 - 11:00 PM

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Update August 7th, 2020

Sorry this journal has been so inactive, but they have been doing nothing worth updating until now. They just had a new little batch of eggs and the one larvae became a pupae. They also are now eating bloodworms.

Also if anybody wants a photo dump of these girls just ask in replies.

Edited by TechAnt, August 7 2020 - 11:04 PM.

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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#33 Offline AntsDakota - Posted August 8 2020 - 9:10 AM

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Also if anybody wants a photo dump of these girls just ask in replies.

That would be nice........ 

 

Mine also got their first worker yesterday.  :)


"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

#34 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 8 2020 - 10:35 AM

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Also if anybody wants a photo dump of these girls just ask in replies.

That would be nice........

Mine also got their first worker yesterday. :)
Cool!

I will post a photo dump later today when I can take photos of them.

Edited by TechAnt, August 8 2020 - 10:36 AM.

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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#35 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 8 2020 - 11:02 AM

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Is there ever a reason not to photo dump?
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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.

#36 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 8 2020 - 11:09 AM

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Is there ever a reason not to photo dump?


Not when your ants freak out or may eat their eggs when you turn on the lights or something. But otherwise no lol.
My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#37 Offline AntsDakota - Posted August 8 2020 - 11:13 AM

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But if you have the photos............


"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

#38 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 8 2020 - 11:36 AM

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But if you have the photos............


Then yeah, no reason not to photo dump. I wish I had the photos right now.
My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#39 Offline TechAnt - Posted August 8 2020 - 2:17 PM

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Photo dump!

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My Ants:
(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen

#40 Offline Antkid12 - Posted August 8 2020 - 3:17 PM

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Nice!


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

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