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Greetings from Phillip Island

Started By Phillip_Island_Anter , Nov 22 2020 4:46 PM

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#1 Offline Phillip_Island_Anter - Posted November 22 2020 - 4:46 PM

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Hi All,

 

I was previously a member when my kids got bitten by the ant keeping bug a few years ago (pun intended). that's since faded away after having various colonies from Myrmecia nigriceps, Myrmecia Pyrifomis (my favourites) through to pheidole megacephala and common house ants.

 

We set all the colonies free, but I recently found a camponotas consobrinus (I think) queen while doing some landscaping at my house, so I decided to see if I could help her along seeing as though I destroyed her founding chamber. She's going great and now has a nice pile of eggs and 2 pupae that are about to emerge, so I thought I'd better log back in and see what everyone is up to.

 

thanks and talk soon!


Edited by Phillip_Island_Anter, November 22 2020 - 8:57 PM.

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#2 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 23 2020 - 7:00 AM

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hopefully you have success! camponotus is a really fun genus to keep.


Edited by Ants_Dakota, November 23 2020 - 7:28 AM.

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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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#3 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted November 23 2020 - 7:03 AM

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genus not species


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#4 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted November 23 2020 - 7:28 AM

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genus not species

i will fix that.


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

My South Dakotan Shop Here

Attention Ant-Keepers in South Dakota! Join the SoDak(Society Of Dakotan Ant Keepers)

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