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Leo's Ant Journal (updated 9-11-2023) (odontomachus, anochetus, strumigenys, stigmatomma, leptogenys, camponotus, pheidole, buniapone, ooceraea)


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#61 Offline 100lols - Posted October 9 2023 - 10:46 PM

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Sorry to hear about the Anochetus risii. Hopefully they do better in the tubeā€¦

Awesome update!!
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#62 Offline Leo - Posted November 8 2023 - 6:15 PM

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9/11/2023

 

Very busy with university unfortunately but here are a few quick updates:

 

Polyrhachis cf. confusa - 7mm

Tubs and tubes

1 Queen, 3 workers

 

This queen got her first nanitics a few weeks ago, and since then, 2 other workers have enclosed with another on the way. I've never actually seen them forage in person, but the food usually ends up in their tube. They've also started to cover the inside of their tube with silk, making it kinda hard to get good photos of them.

 

 

 

Strumigenys faea - 1.5mm

Small plaster nest

1 Queen, ~20 workers

 

So far their pre-existing brood has been developing fine, with them actively foraging and moving substrate into their nest, with which they've started to make a small pocket of space. However, I don't see any eggs which is a little concerning. Hopefully the queen will start laying soon.

 

 

 

Pristomyrmex cf. brevispinosus - 2mm

Mini plaster nest

1 Queen, ~15 workers

 

Just noticed a few larvae today. 

 

 

 

Euponera sp3 - (no measurement yet)

Test tube

1 Queen

 

2 larvae and no extra eggs. Hopefully this queen is comfortable enough to not eat her larvae again. Currently being fed with small bits of crushed roach.

 

 

 

 

Cerapachys sulcinodis - 8mm

Box of substrate

2 Queens, ~130 workers and majors

 

So i had to move them from their original dirt box because a few workers began dropping and sprouting the pathogenic fungus, eventually, one of the queens died and sprouted the white fluff too, and that's when I decided enough was enough. Currently they are in a plaster nest and have been for ~1 month. There have been few to no worker deaths, but still no sign of brood.

 

 

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Edited by Leo, March 11 2024 - 12:10 AM.

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