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Started By SYUTEO , Jul 1 2021 4:51 AM
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#121 Offline futurebird - Posted September 19 2021 - 7:13 PM

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I really feel for ya'll who have to deal with wild ants menacing your colonies. But I was also wondering if that is living moss and how do you keep it alive... that is how does it get enough sun?


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#122 Offline SYUTEO - Posted September 19 2021 - 7:36 PM

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I really feel for ya'll who have to deal with wild ants menacing your colonies. But I was also wondering if that is living moss and how do you keep it alive... that is how does it get enough sun?

Yes, that is living moss, I sometimes just leave my light on for some time before turning it off.


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#123 Offline SYUTEO - Posted September 21 2021 - 5:45 PM

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Tetramorium has one pupa darkened and will be eclosing soon.

 

Around half of the C. irritans colony moved to the new test tube.

 

And today is C. parius colony's birthday!


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#124 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted September 21 2021 - 6:47 PM

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I WNAT CAPMONTUS


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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Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#125 Offline SYUTEO - Posted September 21 2021 - 7:14 PM

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Camponotus should be flying now, they often fly during the night.


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#126 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted September 21 2021 - 9:55 PM

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Camponotus should be flying now, they often fly during the night.
Hmmm oke thx. I haven't seen a single queen in 2 months. But I recently saw a hypoponera queen so I hope to catch more.

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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 (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#127 Offline SYUTEO - Posted September 23 2021 - 10:51 PM

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Tetramorium has two workers.

 

I just caught a Paratrechina longicornis (Black crazy ant) queen. It looks like she may have mites so I'll quarantine her upstairs for some time before moving her back to my ant room.


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#128 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted September 23 2021 - 10:55 PM

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Tetramorium has two workers.

I just caught a Paratrechina longicornis (Black crazy ant) queen. It looks like she may have mites so I'll quarantine her upstairs for some time before moving her back to my ant room.

Oh shid BCA are hard to start up. I recommend getting a couple pupae and brood boost her. Or she could eat the pupa but it still helps.

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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 (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#129 Offline SYUTEO - Posted September 24 2021 - 12:16 AM

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Tetramorium has two workers.

I just caught a Paratrechina longicornis (Black crazy ant) queen. It looks like she may have mites so I'll quarantine her upstairs for some time before moving her back to my ant room.

Oh shid BCA are hard to start up. I recommend getting a couple pupae and brood boost her. Or she could eat the pupa but it still helps.

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Ok, I'll try find some quick as it's going to rain soon.


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#130 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted September 24 2021 - 1:14 AM

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Tetramorium has two workers.

I just caught a Paratrechina longicornis (Black crazy ant) queen. It looks like she may have mites so I'll quarantine her upstairs for some time before moving her back to my ant room.

Oh shid BCA are hard to start up. I recommend getting a couple pupae and brood boost her. Or she could eat the pupa but it still helps.

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Ok, I'll try find some quick as it's going to rain soon.
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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 (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#131 Offline SYUTEO - Posted September 24 2021 - 1:31 AM

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Tetramorium has two workers.

I just caught a Paratrechina longicornis (Black crazy ant) queen. It looks like she may have mites so I'll quarantine her upstairs for some time before moving her back to my ant room.

Oh shid BCA are hard to start up. I recommend getting a couple pupae and brood boost her. Or she could eat the pupa but it still helps.

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Ok, I'll try find some quick as it's going to rain soon.
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I already found some and gave them to her and it seems that the workers that I didn't manage to shoo off are loyal to the queen I caught and are even feeding her. The only thing I'm concerned is that the queen may be infertile.


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#132 Offline SYUTEO - Posted September 24 2021 - 8:37 PM

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Strumigenys could have an egg but it's not confirmed and BCA had a new worker.


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#133 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted September 25 2021 - 6:20 PM

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Strumigenys could have an egg but it's not confirmed and BCA had a new worker.

Good luck with the BCA!

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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 (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#134 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 26 2021 - 2:56 AM

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#135 Offline SYUTEO - Posted September 28 2021 - 12:34 AM

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Good news! BCA queen laid some new eggs!

 

Anochetus started building a hill and it's touching the ceiling of the petri dish and some of the workers placed substrate on the walls of the petri dish and now they can climb up the wall which is scaring me.

 

I will have to move L. rothneyi out to a new nest soon.


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#136 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted September 28 2021 - 2:57 AM

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Destroy. That. Wall. N O W.

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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 (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#137 Offline SYUTEO - Posted September 28 2021 - 5:01 AM

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Destroy. That. Wall. N O W.

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lol I meant the wall of the petri dish.

 

Edit: Anyway I'm gonna destroy the wall with my head  :dash2: jk.


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#138 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted September 28 2021 - 10:24 PM

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Destroy. That. Wall. N O W.

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lol I meant the wall of the petri dish.

Edit: Anyway I'm gonna destroy the wall with my head :dash2: jk.
Commit delete those soil bits

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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 (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#139 Offline SYUTEO - Posted September 29 2021 - 4:57 AM

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Destroy. That. Wall. N O W.

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lol I meant the wall of the petri dish.

Edit: Anyway I'm gonna destroy the wall with my head :dash2: jk.
Commit delete those soil bits

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I already did.


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#140 Offline SYUTEO - Posted September 30 2021 - 3:26 AM

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There's good news and bad news.

 

The good news is: I caught four new queens (Iridomyrmex anceps, Crematogaster sp, Odontomachus simillimus and an unknown sp in the subfamily Ponerinae) and Strumigenys is confirmed to have at least two eggs! :)

 

The bad news is: The new Crematogaster queen is injured and she may not found a colony for us and the unknown sp could be infertile. :(

 

Edit: I managed to ID it as Euponera sharpi.


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