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SleepyAsianAnter's Liometopum Occidentale Journal

Started By SleepyAsianAnter , Jun 17 2020 5:59 PM

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#1 Offline SleepyAsianAnter - Posted June 17 2020 - 5:59 PM

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I got a single queen of this species from a trade with Vern, she came with a small batch of eggs, I’m pretty excited for this colony because it is my first colony of this genus. I don’t think I will update this much because I’ll try my very best to not disturb her, as she is probably more sensitive than my camponotus species. 

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#2 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 18 2020 - 2:28 AM

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Nice!  (y)


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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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#3 Offline MrOdontomachus - Posted June 18 2020 - 5:36 AM

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Liometopum is polygynous right?


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#4 Offline TechAnt - Posted June 18 2020 - 8:25 AM

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Liometopum is polygynous right?

Not sure, I think they are.
Also, don’t they live in wood/trees/small plants?
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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

#5 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 18 2020 - 9:56 AM

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Edited by Antkid12, June 18 2020 - 10:04 AM.

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

 

                    

                   

 

 

#6 Offline AntsDakota - Posted June 18 2020 - 10:12 AM

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Also, don’t they live in wood/trees/small plants?

They do.
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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

#7 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 18 2020 - 11:15 AM

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From what i understand they are strictly monogynous. And I see them nest in very large trees, or at the bases of huge ones. Particularly oak.


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). 

#8 Offline SleepyAsianAnter - Posted July 14 2020 - 12:48 PM

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I was really surprised by how fast the brood pile grew, all her workers have eclosed within the last two days.

 

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#9 Offline SleepyAsianAnter - Posted October 9 2020 - 10:59 PM

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Sold both my colonies to nurbs for caltech research. I will continue this journal when I receive more.


#10 Offline MrOdontomachus - Posted October 19 2020 - 3:11 PM

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Oh wow. What does caltech want with liometopum specifically?


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