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ANTS_KL's Ant Journal!
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ANTS_KL
, Jun 17 2021 4:01 AM
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Posted March 25 2023 - 1:30 AM
We need photos of such cool ants, even if you’re not fond of taking them!
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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.
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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Posted May 25 2023 - 10:09 PM
UPDATE
Saturday (26/5/2023)
It's been another 2 months, sorry about that. I've just not been bothered to check this forum for quite some time now.
So, all of my founding queens from the previous post have workers excluding the Carebara spp. and Lophomyrmex sp.
They've all been growing nicely, and I've gotten an additional few queens and colonies to share about, as well as a few losses here and there.
New colonies:
Anochetus sp.- They have been growing slowly and nicely in my care.
Echinopla sp.- This queen was caught not long ago, and has a batch of oddly pink eggs.
Crematogaster cf. ferrarii- Queen was caught last month, new workers are enclosing now. Hoping these will grow and replace my Oecophylla as the most entertaining and active colony.
Losses:
O. smaragdina- Was nice having them around, but the queen has recently died.
Cardiocondyla sp.- Queens stopped laying eggs one day. Not sure why.
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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.
YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)
Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Anochetus sp., ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Colobopsis leonardi, ★ Crematogaster cf. ferrarii, Odontomachus simillimus, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma), ★ Trichomyrmex destructor.
Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.
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Posted May 26 2023 - 2:09 AM
Wow, Ferrari Crematogaster!
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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.
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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Posted June 12 2023 - 11:12 PM
UPDATE
Saturday (13/6/2023)
Hello, I've got a new update. The Carebara and Lophomyrmex spp. queens have died. However, I have gotten a ton of new queens. If they all succeed, or if at least one of them do, I'll make another post in it. Cheers.
Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.
YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)
Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Anochetus sp., ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Colobopsis leonardi, ★ Crematogaster cf. ferrarii, Odontomachus simillimus, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma), ★ Trichomyrmex destructor.
Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.
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Posted June 13 2023 - 3:13 AM
UPDATE
Saturday (13/6/2023)Hello, I've got a new update. The Carebara and Lophomyrmex spp. queens have died. However, I have gotten a ton of new queens. If they all succeed, or if at least one of them do, I'll make another post in it. Cheers.
I can't really find any queens here right now, due to this, I probably haven't kept ants for like 3 months now. Currently only keeping termites.
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Posted June 13 2023 - 3:31 AM
If we can meet up sometime close to the year end, I'll see if I can give you any spares or extra colonies I find.I can't really find any queens here right now, due to this, I probably haven't kept ants for like 3 months now. Currently only keeping termites.
UPDATE
Saturday (13/6/2023)
Hello, I've got a new update. The Carebara and Lophomyrmex spp. queens have died. However, I have gotten a ton of new queens. If they all succeed, or if at least one of them do, I'll make another post in it. Cheers.

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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.
YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)
Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Anochetus sp., ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Colobopsis leonardi, ★ Crematogaster cf. ferrarii, Odontomachus simillimus, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma), ★ Trichomyrmex destructor.
Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.
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Posted June 13 2023 - 5:21 PM
If we can meet up sometime close to the year end, I'll see if I can give you any spares or extra colonies I find.
I can't really find any queens here right now, due to this, I probably haven't kept ants for like 3 months now. Currently only keeping termites.UPDATE
Saturday (13/6/2023)
Hello, I've got a new update. The Carebara and Lophomyrmex spp. queens have died. However, I have gotten a ton of new queens. If they all succeed, or if at least one of them do, I'll make another post in it. Cheers.We could also just go somewhere to look for ants. Up to you.
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Thanks but I'm kinda burnt out by now. We can still plan to meet up somewhere in the future tho.
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Posted July 16 2023 - 7:48 PM
UPDATE
Monday (17/7/2023)
My oh my, this update is a special one! This time, I won't be discussing much about the ants, but I will be sharing some extremely grainy images (taken with a USB camera). I'm only covering a few of the ants in my possession here, since I'm not really bothered to do much right now, especially since I have a lot more other stuff on my hands. Species of ant in order: Anochetus sp., Ooceraea biroi, Crematogaster cf. ferrarii, Pheidole parva, Tapinoma (Zatapinoma) sp., Colobopsis leonardi.










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Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.
YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)
Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Anochetus sp., ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Colobopsis leonardi, ★ Crematogaster cf. ferrarii, Odontomachus simillimus, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma), ★ Trichomyrmex destructor.
Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.
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Posted July 18 2023 - 9:06 AM
Very cool.
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Posted September 19 2023 - 1:52 AM
Unrelated to the journal, but I found some wood while at the park near my house that I've mentioned a lot by now. I know anyone reading this would be wondering what could be so interesting about a piece of wood. Well, I found some phragmotic beetle larvae that looked like mealworms compressed into proper tube shapes. They used their posterior end to seal off their tunnels when exposed. It was funny to watch. Next, some Anochetus workers. I assume the colony was deeper in the wood chunk, but I wasn't bothered to check. Lastly, the highlight of the wood chunk's inhabitants, a small part of an Oligomyrmex colony. The rest of the colony lived deep in the wood, judging by their tiny tunnels. They were small, with minor workers hitting 1mm and major workers barely reaching 2mm in length. Planning to go back to get wood for my termites.
- ANTdrew likes this
Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.
YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)
Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Anochetus sp., ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Colobopsis leonardi, ★ Crematogaster cf. ferrarii, Odontomachus simillimus, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma), ★ Trichomyrmex destructor.
Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.
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