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[yaboiseth]

That would make alot of sense. Although I don't know why the queens wouldn't care for them instead the majors. What would you suggest as to fixing that issue?

[KadinB]

One of my first colonies was a Camponotus sansabeanus that I bought at 15 workers. Needless to say, I was ecstatic and constantly wanted to look at them. A week after they arrived, I left them on my desk in direct sunlight for a few hours and their queen died. She was the only one to die due to her size, but of course that doomed the colony. I tried to cool them off in the fridge, but at that point she was beyond saving. In the end, I transferred her workers into another Camponotus sansabeanus colony which I still have a year later, albeit only at three workers. It seems like I don't have any luck with that species. This was one of the only colonies I have lost, but I can confidently say that I will never make the mistake of leaving ants in direct sunlight again.

I was the same way when I caught my first queens which were tetras. I always checked on them like every hour.


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[KadinB]

One of my first colonies was a Camponotus sansabeanus that I bought at 15 workers. Needless to say, I was ecstatic and constantly wanted to look at them. A week after they arrived, I left them on my desk in direct sunlight for a few hours and their queen died. She was the only one to die due to her size, but of course that doomed the colony. I tried to cool them off in the fridge, but at that point she was beyond saving. In the end, I transferred her workers into another Camponotus sansabeanus colony which I still have a year later, albeit only at three workers. It seems like I don't have any luck with that species. This was one of the only colonies I have lost, but I can confidently say that I will never make the mistake of leaving ants in direct sunlight again.

I was the same way when I caught my first queens which were tetras. I always checked on them like every hour.


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[Kaelwizard]

That would make alot of sense. Although I don't know why the queens wouldn't care for them instead the majors. What would you suggest as to fixing that issue?

You could take pupae and maybe some callows from a wild colony.

[eea]

this person had a giant orange mite that killed his queen   

[AntsLA-1]

When he finishes the part where he burns it he talks about the new queens ignoring the fact he just burned a living being.

[yaboiseth]

 

That would make alot of sense. Although I don't know why the queens wouldn't care for them instead the majors. What would you suggest as to fixing that issue?

You could take pupae and maybe some callows from a wild colony.

 

Good thing I knew exactly where a wild colony was   although I don't know what to do with the queen alate pupae lol (also this was a massive wild colony so I made sure to leave most of the brood for the colony )

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[KadinB]

Wow this thread is blowing up! 850 views in 15 days. I did not expect this to get this popular.

[Antkeeper01]

not sure if I've already mentioned this here but on August 3rd of last year at around 6 I was walking around on my front porch and i see something tiny and orange with wings an alate a queen! A Strumigenys alate   I put I in a test tube and later that night while I am trying to get it into a test tube set-up because i was a complete noob my little idiot of a sister walks in and asks if she can hold the cotton ball with the queen on it and she drops it I was sooo mad. The queen was never to be seen again.

[AntBoi3030]

Sad

[KadinB]

Dang this thread is hot now. How did it get this big. I was expecting to have like 3 replies and 50 views or sum. 

[strawnkayden1]

A while me and my friend had gotten a small colony of aphaenogaster uinta but they ended up getting cooked in the car. Me and my friend recently were able to get a founding queen under a rock and another small colony which i got to keep. I am very exited to raise these guys. There not very common here in cali either.

That was tapinoma or sum.

[KadinB]

A while me and my friend had gotten a small colony of aphaenogaster uinta but they ended up getting cooked in the car. Me and my friend recently were able to get a founding queen under a rock and another small colony which i got to keep. I am very exited to raise these guys. There not very common here in cali either.

That was tapinoma or sum.

omfg dude I told you so many times it was aphaenogaster uinta and I’m sure of it.

Here’s a pic of the dead queen that nick got



Clearly not tapinoma


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[Kaelwizard]

A while me and my friend had gotten a small colony of aphaenogaster uinta but they ended up getting cooked in the car. Me and my friend recently were able to get a founding queen under a rock and another small colony which i got to keep. I am very exited to raise these guys. There not very common here in cali either.

That was tapinoma or sum.

omfg dude I told you so many times it was aphaenogaster uinta and I’m sure of it.

Here’s a pic of the dead queen that nick got



Clearly not tapinoma


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Yeah that is 100% Aphaenogaster. There is no arguing with that.

[ANTdrew]

Make a thread about successful colonies and you’ll get five replies.

[Antkeeper01]

I'm gonna test that theory

[KadinB]

A while me and my friend had gotten a small colony of aphaenogaster uinta but they ended up getting cooked in the car. Me and my friend recently were able to get a founding queen under a rock and another small colony which i got to keep. I am very exited to raise these guys. There not very common here in cali either.

That was tapinoma or sum.

omfg dude I told you so many times it was aphaenogaster uinta and I’m sure of it.

Here’s a pic of the dead queen that nick got



Clearly not tapinoma


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Yeah that is 100% Aphaenogaster. There is no arguing with that.

exactly


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[KadinB]

My first pheidole dealate i have ever caught is infertile sadly. She is pheidole californica. I did luckily catch another one a few weeks after and she has larva now!

[strawnkayden1]

My first pheidole dealate i have ever caught is infertile sadly. She is pheidole californica. I did luckily catch another one a few weeks after and she has larva now!

Nerb neck

[KadinB]

My first ever colony i had caught and raised tetra immigrans died because i fed them a twitching insect from out side and they all died. I was new to ant keeping smh.