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ZTY's Acromyrmex versicolor Journal *Sep 4


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#161 Online ZTYguy - Posted July 11 2021 - 6:52 AM

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Hello. The fungus is doing great and growing rapidly. Photos coming soon.

Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#162 Online ZTYguy - Posted July 11 2021 - 2:42 PM

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Pics. More coming in next update.

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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#163 Online ZTYguy - Posted July 17 2021 - 9:03 PM

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Quick update: Worker explosion. There are over 70 workers now and the fungus is so big now. They are starting to grow it on the top and are super active. I’m so excited for this and hopefully I will be able to get some good photos. 


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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#164 Offline Antkeeper_21 - Posted July 20 2021 - 9:06 AM

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I suspect they will happily enjoy your care and as long you don't interfere with them (too much :P ) they will thrive to incredible numbers, maybe even a solid million. Good luck finding majors too.
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#165 Offline ReignofRage - Posted July 20 2021 - 1:51 PM

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I suspect they will happily enjoy your care and as long you don't interfere with them (too much :P ) they will thrive to incredible numbers, maybe even a solid million. Good luck finding majors too.

One million workers is feasible for an Atta species, Acromyrmex versicolor only get into the tens of thousands. Also they don't really get majors like what you are thinking of, they are more of just larger polymorphic workers.


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#166 Offline NicholasP - Posted July 21 2021 - 3:22 PM

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The first post about your Acromyrmex and the pic gives me a lot of nostalgia to when I had my first Acromyrmex colony.


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#167 Online ZTYguy - Posted August 2 2021 - 12:15 PM

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I will be receiving 15+ queens in a few days and on Sunday I will be going to a spot to collect foraging queens and I will give them fungus. I will also be making a fungus farm that I will show you in a few days.
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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#168 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted August 2 2021 - 1:54 PM

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I will be receiving 15+ queens in a few days and on Sunday I will be going to a spot to collect foraging queens and I will give them fungus. I will also be making a fungus farm that I will show you in a few days.

Who did you buy the queens from if you don’t mind me asking?


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#169 Online ZTYguy - Posted August 2 2021 - 4:50 PM

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Dm me on discord @AntsSoCal#7219
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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#170 Online ZTYguy - Posted August 3 2021 - 8:50 AM

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First shipment arrived today. I’ll update once I get them into something.
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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#171 Online ZTYguy - Posted August 3 2021 - 9:33 PM

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First shipment is 15 queens which I just dumped into a Petri dish connected to a container of roses and gave them some fungus to start off with. Excited for the next shipment. Photos coming after I eat dinner...


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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#172 Online ZTYguy - Posted August 4 2021 - 9:30 AM

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Well definitely just finished dinner. Anyways here you go.

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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#173 Online ZTYguy - Posted August 8 2021 - 9:23 AM

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This is my accurate representation of both colonies right now. 
https://www.google.c...0YYMHeBZuc7SOmz


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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#174 Online ZTYguy - Posted August 10 2021 - 3:00 PM

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Update: Both colonies (main colony & 15 queen founding colony) are doing great. I added 3 workers to the founding colony to help them along and they excepted them. The fungus in both colonies are getting bigger and the brood piles in both colonies are getting larger. The next gen in the large colony I project to be about 60-80 workers. The brood pile is just insane. Anyways I am also getting my second shipment tomorrow so I’m excited. I made some founding formicaria for them and I’ll hopefully get some more colonies going. ZTY out

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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#175 Online ZTYguy - Posted August 16 2021 - 4:21 PM

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Made all founding queens final setups and my large founding colony is taking off now.

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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#176 Online ZTYguy - Posted August 25 2021 - 3:06 PM

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Random update but umm.......I just learned on accident that Acromyrmex go crazy for goldfish. Will be purchasing more fluon on a side note.


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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#177 Online ZTYguy - Posted September 18 2021 - 7:52 PM

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Hello, so far they are doing great. The fungus is about the size of two golf balls and I estimate about 150-200 workers are present in this colony. They continue to cover the lid of the nest box so visibility will be a major issue but luckily the queen’s chamber is nestled right up against the glass so I can see the two royals highnesses anytime. The brood piles are so big now that it spills over every other day. Yesterday I saw a worker fidgeting with the pile and trying to prevent spillage. Here are some photos I’ve taken since the las5 update in no particular order...

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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#178 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 19 2021 - 2:37 AM

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Wow!
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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.

#179 Online ZTYguy - Posted October 9 2021 - 9:00 AM

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Update: Not much has changed. I have uploaded a few videos on Tiktok about these guys under the name SoCalExotics10. The fungus has grown in slight amounts but the worker count is probably at about 250-300 workers.
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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

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


#180 Offline Max_Connor - Posted October 25 2021 - 8:15 PM

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Is there any info on what species this fungus is and how it affects organisms? Can they grow it to a size of a fungus forest when they reach thousands?




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