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Amatty’s Abused Acanthomyops (Formica too)

Started By Amatty76 , Jan 4 2021 9:10 PM

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#21 Offline Amatty76 - Posted February 15 2021 - 5:08 AM

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There’s 3 bios now and the queen laid some more eggs. 

https://youtu.be/eCxrIqYfCsA


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#22 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted February 15 2021 - 7:21 PM

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I love this journal, maybe you should try recreating a raid. Even though they may have no clue what that is some ants still like doing things they would do in the wild in captivity. I hope she does well.


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#23 Offline Amatty76 - Posted February 16 2021 - 5:04 PM

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I love this journal, maybe you should try recreating a raid. Even though they may have no clue what that is some ants still like doing things they would do in the wild in captivity. I hope she does well.

I've been planning to simulate raids with just brood for this year and maybe do it with some enemy workers when they have more and larger bios.


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#24 Offline Amatty76 - Posted February 27 2021 - 9:02 PM

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They’re doing amazing, plenty of bios and the queen is laying again.

https://youtu.be/nq_Ff1XeHjI

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#25 Offline ANTdrew - Posted February 28 2021 - 4:07 AM

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Awesome! Formica are so cool.
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#26 Offline Canadant - Posted February 28 2021 - 10:11 AM

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I think Formica is the quintessential ant - aggressive, fast and beautiful. Nice journal. So cool.
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#27 Offline Amatty76 - Posted March 18 2021 - 5:22 PM

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Well they’re doing fine, nothing to really update on but I fed them some fruit flies.

https://youtu.be/IYueOY7C64A


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#28 Offline NickAnter - Posted March 18 2021 - 5:26 PM

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They look like they are doing well! Such awesome ants....


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Species being kept:

 

 Solenopsis "plebeius", Camponotus maritimus, Formica cf. subaenescens, Formica cf. aerata, Lasius cf. americanus, Lasius aphidicola, Lasius brevicornis, Lasius nr claviger, Nylanderia vividula, Temnothorax nevadensis, Temnothorax chandleri, Temnothorax arboreus Solenopsis validiuscula, Solenopsis truncorum, Solenopsis xyloni, Formica perpilosa, Formica cf. lasiodes, Formica cf. neogagates Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex salinus, and Myrmecocystus testaceus!!!!

 

Hoping to find this year:

Myrmecocystus, Liometopum occidentale, Camponotus essigi, Camponotus fragilis, Manica bradleyi, Formica perpilosa, Pheidole hyatti, and a Parasitic Formica sp.

 

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#29 Offline Amatty76 - Posted May 20 2021 - 3:23 PM

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So I broke open a log yesterday and there was some C. pennsylvanicus in it so I decided to take some pupae and give them to my pergandei but I didn’t expect them to actually accept them and so far none have been ate or killed.

https://youtu.be/Z_GD2xQxI-o


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#30 Offline Amatty76 - Posted June 23 2021 - 4:03 PM

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I'm sorry to say this colony has died, I don't know what happened but they died while I was in Nebraska for a week.
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#31 Offline Amatty76 - Posted June 23 2021 - 4:03 PM

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I'm sorry to say this colony has died, I don't know what happened but they died while I was in Nebraska for a week.
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#32 Offline Amatty76 - Posted June 23 2021 - 4:03 PM

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I'm sorry to say this colony has died, I don't know what happened but they died while I was in Nebraska for a week.
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#33 Offline Amatty76 - Posted June 23 2021 - 4:03 PM

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I'm sorry to say this colony has died, I don't know what happened but they died while I was in Nebraska for a week.
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#34 Offline Amatty76 - Posted June 23 2021 - 4:03 PM

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I'm sorry to say this colony has died, I don't know what happened but they died while I was in Nebraska for a week.
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#35 Offline Amatty76 - Posted June 23 2021 - 4:03 PM

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I'm sorry to say this colony has died, I don't know what happened but they died while I was in Nebraska for a week.
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#36 Offline Amatty76 - Posted June 23 2021 - 4:03 PM

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I'm sorry to say this colony has died, I don't know what happened but they died while I was in Nebraska for a week.

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#37 Offline Manitobant - Posted June 23 2021 - 4:08 PM

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Um wtf?
My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#38 Offline NickAnter - Posted June 23 2021 - 5:57 PM

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NEW RECORD! 7 posts!

 

Very sad to hear they died though, parasitic Formica seem awesome.


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Species being kept:

 

 Solenopsis "plebeius", Camponotus maritimus, Formica cf. subaenescens, Formica cf. aerata, Lasius cf. americanus, Lasius aphidicola, Lasius brevicornis, Lasius nr claviger, Nylanderia vividula, Temnothorax nevadensis, Temnothorax chandleri, Temnothorax arboreus Solenopsis validiuscula, Solenopsis truncorum, Solenopsis xyloni, Formica perpilosa, Formica cf. lasiodes, Formica cf. neogagates Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex salinus, and Myrmecocystus testaceus!!!!

 

Hoping to find this year:

Myrmecocystus, Liometopum occidentale, Camponotus essigi, Camponotus fragilis, Manica bradleyi, Formica perpilosa, Pheidole hyatti, and a Parasitic Formica sp.

 

People are stupid. It explains a lot...

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1X Pogonomyrmex occidentalis 40-50 Workers

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Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.

 

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