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Spaz’s Formica journal!

Started By Spazmops , Jul 26 2020 2:45 PM

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#21 Offline Spazmops - Posted September 18 2020 - 1:31 PM

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NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agreed. It’s alright though, there’s always next year.


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Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#22 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 18 2020 - 1:58 PM

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My Formica pallidefulva bit the dust, too. Formica are NOT easy.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#23 Offline Spazmops - Posted December 25 2020 - 4:17 PM

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Update 12/25/2020

So I realized that I left this journal at a weird place, and I wanted to clarify some things.

1. I have a healthy Formica fusca group colony in diapause right now, and it has 3 workers. This is the one with pictures of workers up.

2. I had a second queen (the one I caught with my hand on a bike ride) but she died right before getting her first worker. 

3. I actually have a 3rd queen that I never mentioned, who I'm hoping will lay eggs this spring. 

I'm sorry for any confusion I caused in my phrasing. Rest assured, this journal isn't done, even if I made it look like it was. Luckily Formica seem to be rather common in my area, so even if I lose both queens I'll likely be able to restart this journal over the summer. 

Any confusion about the status of this journal on various indexes is entirely my fault.

 

Happy holidays, I hope you're all safe and happy. 


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Co-owner and founder of Mountain Myrmeculture and The Menagerie Discord Server. 

Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#24 Offline Spazmops - Posted April 21 2021 - 2:13 PM

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Update 4/21/2021

Welp. The colony had a giant population boom, up to about 10 workers, and then they all dropped dead on the same day, about a week ago. I have no idea why they died, they had plenty of food and water and I didn't see any mold or mites. As of this writing the queen is still alive and she has but a single pupae; I'm going to continue giving her food and water and hope that she can pull through.


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Co-owner and founder of Mountain Myrmeculture and The Menagerie Discord Server. 

Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

#25 Offline ZTYguy - Posted April 21 2021 - 2:21 PM

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Good luck. May the force be with you.
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#26 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 21 2021 - 2:26 PM

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That sucks! The same thing happened to my Formica pallidefulva.
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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.

#27 Offline Spazmops - Posted April 21 2021 - 2:30 PM

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That sucks! The same thing happened to my Formica pallidefulva.

I love Formica for their size, but they seem so finnicky. I'm enjoying my Tetramorium colony a lot more, and I think I understand your love of tiny ants better. 


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Co-owner and founder of Mountain Myrmeculture and The Menagerie Discord Server. 

Ants I have:

1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers

1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers

1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers

 

1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood

 

 

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