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Futurebird’s Camponotus discolor journal.

Started By futurebird , Jun 27 2021 3:15 PM
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#41 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 7 2022 - 8:11 AM

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I edited your title now that I’m a mod.
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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.

#42 Offline ColAnt735 - Posted April 7 2022 - 9:12 AM

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All hail Moderator ANTdrew! Dspdrew please give ANTdrew a custom title known as the CrematoModerator. By the way futurebird nice colony!


Edited by ColAnt735, April 7 2022 - 9:14 AM.

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"There are approximately 10,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough words together to properly express how much I want to hit you with a chair." (Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson)

 

This is a joke

#43 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 7 2022 - 9:40 AM

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All hail Moderator ANTdrew! Dspdrew please give ANTdrew a custom title known as the CrematoModerator. By the way futurebird nice colony!

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#44 Offline ColAnt735 - Posted April 7 2022 - 9:45 AM

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All hail Moderator ANTdrew! Dspdrew please give ANTdrew a custom title known as the CrematoModerator. By the way futurebird nice colony!

CreModogaster

 

How are your naming skills so good? Dspdrew should actually give ANTdrew the cusom title of "CreModogaster," suggested by the CreModogaster himself.


"There are approximately 10,010,300 words in the English language, but I could never string enough words together to properly express how much I want to hit you with a chair." (Alexander Hamilton to Thomas Jefferson)

 

This is a joke

#45 Offline futurebird - Posted April 7 2022 - 9:49 AM

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What was the change? I didn't even notice. 

 

And now I'm sad that the new video I made (which is one of my best yet if I say so myself) if buried on the last page.

 

But if there was a spelling error... thanks.


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#46 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 7 2022 - 10:08 AM

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My apologies. It said Futuerbird, also capitalized Camponotus.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#47 Offline futurebird - Posted April 7 2022 - 2:34 PM

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One more video of this colony. They have so much brood! I will do a colony overview and census later this week but for now here is a larvae weaving her cocoon. 

 


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#48 Offline futurebird - Posted April 26 2022 - 6:58 AM

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An escaped carpenter ant takes an unauthorized "vacation" in the Pogonomyrmex's outworld. 

 

It's really neat how the Pogonomyrmex don’t really notice her. I would have assumed going in there would be certain death for any non-Pogonomyrmex. But, they mostly didn’t care. I guess she went in because after being on the lam for 4 days she was thirsty and hungry. She was mostly stealing food!

 

Here is what happened:

 

 

She did have a few close calls before I was able to get her out of there. 

 


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#49 Offline futurebird - Posted May 2 2022 - 6:36 PM

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I found out where the awkward teens hang out in this colony. There are a lot of young majors, they aren't needed to work in the nursery and still too young to go out and forage. 

 

They like to sit in a pile in this one corner. 

 

If you shine light on them they scatter. 


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#50 Offline futurebird - Posted June 23 2022 - 3:35 PM

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Since I've had this colony for over a year I made a video to celebrate all of their growth and the many nests they have been in. 

I decided to make it a music video with that song by "Kolony"

 

They have FINALY filled out the cork nest just like I hoped.  They are such a big and active colony. They eat two crickets every single day, more if I have them! I may need to add a foranto extension soon to their 2nd outworld. 


Edited by futurebird, June 23 2022 - 3:38 PM.

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#51 Offline futurebird - Posted June 18 2023 - 10:39 AM

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This colony made it through the winter with no big problems. They are thriving and have two outworlds and 4 nesting sites.



They are absolute fiends for sugar:



Here is a fun experiment I did with them showing how they constantly move their brood in response to changes in temperature:



And here is a music video showing all the customizations they've made to their cork nest:


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#52 Offline Ernteameise - Posted June 18 2023 - 11:28 AM

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Amazing videos


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