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ZTY's Acromyrmex versicolor Journal *Sep 4

Started By ZTYguy , Nov 4 2020 12:15 PM

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#21 Offline Guest_StrickyAnts_* - Posted November 4 2020 - 10:33 PM

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This is tuture. I'm so jealous. I hope your colony does amazing so I can at least enjoy them from afar.

yesss i agree. i’ve always wanted to keep this species, but i literally just can’t afford them lmao
I hope you guys get a colony each. So far they are so cooky. I might be setting up a shop in the following months and if the rains are in my favor I might be selling some so who knows.
Acromyrmex won't fly this year. All flights have been dismissed since it didn't rain.

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#22 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted November 5 2020 - 7:01 AM

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I have recently aquired a 3 queen colony of A. versicolor and they have big fungus gardens. I will update this once or twice a week or if something big happens.

 

Here are some photos prior to me getting them:

I can't wait to see another chonker  :lol:


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#23 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 5 2020 - 8:24 AM

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This is tuture. I'm so jealous. I hope your colony does amazing so I can at least enjoy them from afar.

yesss i agree. i’ve always wanted to keep this species, but i literally just can’t afford them lmao
I hope you guys get a colony each. So far they are so cooky. I might be setting up a shop in the following months and if the rains are in my favor I might be selling some so who knows.
Acromyrmex won't fly this year. All flights have been dismissed since it didn't rain.

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Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#24 Offline Guest_StrickyAnts_* - Posted November 5 2020 - 8:28 AM

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This is tuture. I'm so jealous. I hope your colony does amazing so I can at least enjoy them from afar.

yesss i agree. i’ve always wanted to keep this species, but i literally just can’t afford them lmao
I hope you guys get a colony each. So far they are so cooky. I might be setting up a shop in the following months and if the rains are in my favor I might be selling some so who knows.
Acromyrmex won't fly this year. All flights have been dismissed since it didn't rain.

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Yeah. Its sad. Hopefully next year.

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#25 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 5 2020 - 8:56 AM

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Anyway: 

 

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Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#26 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 5 2020 - 9:24 AM

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I was looking at the fungus gardens and was comparing it to the original photos and saw a huge growth but when I looked closer I noticed that it was a massive pile of brood! You can see it in the last photo I posted.


Edited by ZTYguy, November 5 2020 - 9:25 AM.

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#27 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted November 5 2020 - 9:25 AM

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I was looking at the fungus gardens and was comparing it to the original photos and saw a huge growth but when I looked closer it was a massive pile of brood. You can see it in the last photo I posted.

beautiful colony! i’m so jelly now lol


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#28 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 5 2020 - 9:34 AM

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Just caught a worker carrying back a flower chunk! (Finally!!!)

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Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#29 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 6 2020 - 11:34 AM

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If you want to see my leaf cutters moving go check out my youtube channel until I can figure out my life. Link is in my signiture.


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Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#30 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 6 2020 - 11:39 AM

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I am now weirded out by these ants. They don't mind light (they might even like it).


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Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#31 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 6 2020 - 11:58 AM

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really? that is pretty unnatural. i guess you can train them though.


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#32 Offline Zeiss - Posted November 6 2020 - 11:58 AM

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Most ants won't mind light.  I've never kept ants that were skittish to it, they mostly freaked out from the vibrations of moving them.


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#33 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 6 2020 - 12:00 PM

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But they will follow the light like its going to take them to heaven or something.


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#34 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 6 2020 - 12:13 PM

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But they will follow the light like its going to take them to heaven or something.

:lol:


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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8

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#35 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 6 2020 - 1:17 PM

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I just saw a worker carrying a pupae in the outworld then it took it back inside the nest.  :lol:  :lol: Such weirdos.


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M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#36 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 6 2020 - 5:27 PM

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I just saw a worker carrying a pupae in the outworld then it took it back inside the nest.  :lol:  :lol: Such weirdos.

comedy show: in the life of an ant

day 1: brought pupa outside

day 2: brought pupa inside

day 3: SOME OTHER ANT BROUGHT THE PUPA OUTSIDE HOW DARE HER I WILL NOW BRING IT BACK INSIDE!!!


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#37 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 6 2020 - 6:02 PM

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I just saw a worker carrying a pupae in the outworld then it took it back inside the nest.  :lol:  :lol: Such weirdos.

comedy show: in the life of an ant

day 1: brought pupa outside

day 2: brought pupa inside

day 3: SOME OTHER ANT BROUGHT THE PUPA OUTSIDE HOW DARE HER I WILL NOW BRING IT BACK INSIDE!!!

 

This is what happened!!!!


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Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#38 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 7 2020 - 6:41 PM

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Captains Log: Day 260:

Here are more photos. I finally got a macro lens!!!

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Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#39 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 7 2020 - 6:42 PM

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I suck at using a macro lens though.


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Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#40 Offline ZTYguy - Posted November 9 2020 - 11:55 AM

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So they were getting so large and I have plans to split the colony in three for a breeding project I attached an older model of DSPdrews nest to the original nest.

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Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

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