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Arman's Ant Journals (Updated 6/03/21)

Started By ArmansAnts , Jul 27 2020 10:40 PM
journal crematogaster crematogaster cerasi lasius lasius aphidicola tetramorium tetramorium immigrans camponotus camponotus chromaiodes pheidole pheidole bicarinata pheidole morrisi parasitic lasius pheidole morrisii

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#41 Online ANTdrew - Posted March 12 2021 - 9:26 AM

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Dang, I wonder why they're struggling? Hopefully some rest will rejuvenate the queen.


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#42 Offline ArmansAnts - Posted March 13 2021 - 10:16 AM

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Dang, I wonder why they're struggling? Hopefully some rest will rejuvenate the queen.

For a few weeks I had them way overheated and the egg mortality skyrocketed, so I'm guessing she either did lay a ton of eggs and now is too exhausted to keep that up, or is actually permanently damaged from the heat. If she can recover, this little rest might be able to get it done. I've also been seeing a hefty amount of workers dead in the outworld, but it's probably age since most are doing fine.


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#43 Online ANTdrew - Posted March 13 2021 - 10:22 AM

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Yeah, the minors don’t live that long it seems. I cleaned out a teaspoon full of dead workers after waking mine up last week. I hope your queen bounces back.
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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.

#44 Offline ArmansAnts - Posted March 14 2021 - 6:11 PM

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Crematogaster cerasi

Here's a video, this time in 60 fps and 4k. https://youtu.be/X9i2D2owMUc

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#45 Online ANTdrew - Posted March 15 2021 - 2:27 AM

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That queen is pretty swole! I just got first workers with a new Crematogaster queen.
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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.

#46 Offline ArmansAnts - Posted March 15 2021 - 6:07 AM

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That queen is pretty swole! I just got first workers with a new Crematogaster queen.

Yeah, it took a bit but she's definitely getting there. Next year she'll probably be massive.


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#47 Offline ArmansAnts - Posted April 17 2021 - 9:19 PM

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Pheidole bicarinata

Finally got them back to normal, so hopefully they grow.

Video: https://youtu.be/4PjyECS17lw

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#48 Offline ArmansAnts - Posted June 3 2021 - 6:47 PM

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I haven't posted in ages, so here's some videos of new stuff:


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#49 Offline BDantsalberta - Posted January 3 2023 - 8:27 PM

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What became of the lasius aphidicola queen?


#50 Online Manitobant - Posted January 4 2023 - 2:00 PM

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What became of the lasius aphidicola queen?

damn you really like parasitic lasius huh?


You should make a journal on your queens, would love to hear about your experiences with them.

Edited by Manitobant, January 4 2023 - 2:04 PM.

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Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449

#51 Offline BDantsalberta - Posted January 9 2023 - 4:31 PM

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What became of the lasius aphidicola queen?

damn you really like parasitic lasius huh?


You should make a journal on your queens, would love to hear about your experiences with them.

 

Will do. I will try to find some time here in the next month. The main species would be Lasius Subumbratus so if anybody out there wants to see a queen with soon to be workers let me know.


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