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#61 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 16 2020 - 2:26 PM

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I feed all my ants protein every single day. If they don't eat it, I take it out. Fat ants are happy ants.

if only i had that kind of time for my ants(and the money) i would have massive ant colonies!
Feeding my ants only takes ten minutes a night, and it’s my favorite time of the day.
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#62 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 16 2020 - 2:36 PM

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Now they are either burying the fruit fly or adding sand for the larvae and don't care that it's there. 


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#63 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 19 2020 - 3:53 PM

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More eggs!!!! Also have a replete larvae.

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#64 Offline TechAnt - Posted October 19 2020 - 4:38 PM

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It is cool your’s have invested in a replete larvae, mine seem to be going for more workers.
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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

#65 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted October 20 2020 - 5:22 AM

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But don't repletes just start as workers, or are they raised from the egg as a replete?



#66 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 20 2020 - 9:15 PM

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Pretty sure I have a cocoonless pupae even though I gave them sand. What's up with that?


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#67 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 21 2020 - 3:39 AM

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that's just normal stuff to be honest i've seen camponotus not form a cocoon sadly though they usually kill it because it doesn't have a cocoon.


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#68 Offline AntsDakota - Posted October 21 2020 - 7:28 AM

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But don't repletes just start as workers, or are they raised from the egg as a replete?

The replete starts as worker. There is no such thing as a 'replete larvae'. If he means 'large larva' that doesn't mean it will develop into a replete, in fact it could be argued that the larger the larva the less likely it will develop into a replete, but would be a forager instead.


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#69 Offline TechAnt - Posted October 21 2020 - 8:00 AM

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Pretty sure I have a cocoonless pupae even though I gave them sand. What's up with that?

Not sure, it just happens sometimes, I had two of those and they both hatched. So don't worry about them.


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

#70 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted October 21 2020 - 8:50 AM

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Nice colony! 

 

(btw your journal has 69 replies now.) 

 

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#71 Offline TechAnt - Posted October 21 2020 - 8:52 AM

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I think that is a replete larvae.

 

edit: read what Cephalotus posted below. 


Edited by TechAnt, October 22 2020 - 9:55 AM.

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

#72 Offline Cephalotus - Posted October 21 2020 - 9:18 AM

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in fact it could be argued that the larger the larva the less likely it will develop into a replete, but would be a forager instead

 

This is actually factually incorrect 

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#73 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 21 2020 - 8:40 PM

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But don't repletes just start as workers, or are they raised from the egg as a replete?

The replete starts as worker. There is no such thing as a 'replete larvae'. If he means 'large larva' that doesn't mean it will develop into a replete, in fact it could be argued that the larger the larva the less likely it will develop into a replete, but would be a forager instead.

 

Huh. This is what I thought until someone suggested the larvae would probably become a replete so I just went with it.

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Edited by M_Ants, October 21 2020 - 8:41 PM.

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#74 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 21 2020 - 8:55 PM

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I think the eggs hatched and I am some little larvae. 


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Pogonomyrmex cf cali and rugosus

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#75 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 24 2020 - 8:17 AM

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Not sure what happened to the cocoonless pupae. One of the larvae is covered in sand though. The massive larvae is still as fat as ever. 


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#76 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 26 2020 - 7:25 PM

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Both larvae have cocoons now. Finally! Can't wait to see what that fat larvae becomes.

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Edited by M_Ants, October 26 2020 - 7:57 PM.

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#77 Offline M_Ants - Posted October 30 2020 - 6:52 PM

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Probably going to find out tomorrow what the big cocoon is. It has the black dot which if I recall correctly means it's about to eclose. 

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#78 Offline TechAnt - Posted October 30 2020 - 8:10 PM

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Nice!


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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

#79 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 3 2020 - 4:40 PM

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I'm really confused. They put the giant cocoon in the outworld like it's trash. It looks really shriveled. Could it have died?


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#80 Offline M_Ants - Posted November 3 2020 - 7:40 PM

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Also should I try opening it?


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