I've decided to make a journal for all of my ant species combined. The Myrmecocystus journal I already have will be discontinued on that post and continued here.
Myrmecocystus mexicanus, 15w 1q:
I've decided to make a journal for all of my ant species combined. The Myrmecocystus journal I already have will be discontinued on that post and continued here.
Myrmecocystus mexicanus, 15w 1q:
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
Prenolepis imparis, 6w 1q:Unpopular opinion,
I thought that was more of a really popular opinion
Prenolepis imparis, 6w 1q:Unpopular opinion,I thought that was more of a really popular opinion
Oh well, on another thread when I said Prenos are boring, a bunch of people said they weren’t and that they were really cool. I don’t really remember what the thread was though.
Edited by Swirlysnowflake, January 11 2021 - 8:22 AM.
More than half the tetramorium escaped (I think). They've disappeared and I have no idea where they are. Only like 10-20 workers now
I've blocked the area they were escaped from.
Edited by Swirlysnowflake, January 11 2021 - 9:32 AM.
I feel for you. I just lost half my tetramorium colony because they drowned in a THA water tower.
The honeypot workers are dying... only the queen and 2-3 workers are left. I’m not sure what is happening. They always have a supply of diluted honey and feeder insects and I’ve seen them eating. Their nest has been properly watered as well.
The honeypot workers are dying... only the queen and 2-3 workers are left. I’m not sure what is happening. They always have a supply of diluted honey and feeder insects and I’ve seen them eating. Their nest has been properly watered as well.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO maybe because honey pots like to die...
Ants I am keeping:
honey pots are like sheep. they just keel over and die.
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try a quick one month hibernation to basically refresh them, I know people and even I have said this doesn't work for species like them but I've tested it and it does.
try a quick one month hibernation to basically refresh them, I know people and even I have said this doesn't work for species like them but I've tested it and it does.
but they're a desert species... oh well you said so
Ants I am keeping:
do a check on everything you use to take care of them like honey, sugar water, and other things on a bunch of workers from the wild, not their sp prob invasives
X1 Aphaenogaster .cf fulva Manica invidia queen with brood!
X1 Crematogaster species 1 worker
Ant Plants: Hydnophytum Puffii
Carnivorous plants:
X1 Venus fly trap
X1 pitcher plant
Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.
Sorry, I didn’t see that, however all the honey and sugar water was given to my other 3 colonies, all of which are doing perfectly well. Anyways, what’s weird is that the workers are being decapitated. By what, I don’t know. There are just honeypot bodies and honeypot heads lying around inside the mini hearth. There’s only the queen, 1 mini-replete, and 1 normal worker left now, along with some larvae. I’ve also taken them off heat, just in case that was too hot or something.
maybe the minihearth is to big?
Sorry, I didn’t see that, however all the honey and sugar water was given to my other 3 colonies, all of which are doing perfectly well. Anyways, what’s weird is that the workers are being decapitated. By what, I don’t know. There are just honeypot bodies and honeypot heads lying around inside the mini hearth. There’s only the queen, 1 mini-replete, and 1 normal worker left now, along with some larvae. I’ve also taken them off heat, just in case that was too hot or something.
maybe brood boosting could help?
X1 Aphaenogaster .cf fulva Manica invidia queen with brood!
X1 Crematogaster species 1 worker
Ant Plants: Hydnophytum Puffii
Carnivorous plants:
X1 Venus fly trap
X1 pitcher plant
Ants I Want: Crematogaster sp, Camponotus Sp., Ponera Pennsylvanica, Mymercocystus sp.
First of all, nice journal on a cool species!
It might be stress of some sort, are you checking them often with bright lighting, or are they situated in a vibration prone area?
Edited by AntsUtah, February 10 2021 - 1:46 PM.
Brachymyrmex Camponotus Crematogaster Formica Lasius Monomorium Myrmica Pogonomyrmex Temnothorax Tetramorium
First of all, nice journal on a cool species!
It might be stress of some sort, are you checking them often with bright lighting, or are they situated in a vibration prone area?
I check on them once a week, at most 2 times a week and I never shine any type of light into their nest. The mini hearth is on a shelf that never is shaken or anything and I don’t pick up the nest at all.
Myrmecocystus mexicanus
All the workers are dead now. They were left decapitated, piled up in the middle of the mini hearth. I have no idea what happened, but the queen is still alive. Should she be moved back to a test tube, or left in the mini hearth?
Tetramorium immigrans
Doing pretty well. They have a huge pile of brood and are quickly gaining back their numbers, in true Tetramorium fashion.
Veromessor pergandei
Also doing well. They have a bunch of huge larvae, as well as some more workers. There’s not really much to update on these.
Prenolepis imparis
The queen is still not laying any more eggs, and one worker has died, leaving the colony with 5 workers. I honestly don’t know why she won’t lay eggs. I’m feeding them all the time and they are eating the food all the time. I hope I’m not doing anything wrong caring for them. She was laying tons of eggs for the first half of 2020 and founded the colony at that time I think, but now she has just completely stopped
I’ll try to finally get some pictures soon.
Edited by Swirlysnowflake, February 22 2021 - 8:59 AM.
maybe the minihearth is to big?
Sorry, I didn’t see that, however all the honey and sugar water was given to my other 3 colonies, all of which are doing perfectly well. Anyways, what’s weird is that the workers are being decapitated. By what, I don’t know. There are just honeypot bodies and honeypot heads lying around inside the mini hearth. There’s only the queen, 1 mini-replete, and 1 normal worker left now, along with some larvae. I’ve also taken them off heat, just in case that was too hot or something.
maybe brood boosting could help?
I don’t know where I could get any Myrmecocystus brood
Also, I’ve heard of people founding honeypots in Mini Hearths, but should I move here back to a test tube?
Edited by Swirlysnowflake, February 22 2021 - 9:00 AM.
you get brood from people near you
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