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#101 Offline ctantkeeper - Posted April 16 2017 - 6:30 AM

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Tetrmorium sp.e colony 1 : 50 workers / 1 queen

Tetrmorium sp.e colony 2 : 120-125 workers / 1 queen

Tetrmorium sp.e colony 3 : 130-140 workers / 1 queen

Tetrmorium sp.e colony 4 :  230-240 workers / 1 queen (approx. 50-60 new workers will eclose in a week or two)

Lasius neoniger colony 1 : 175 workers / 2 queens (strange, I know)

Lasius neoniger colony 2 (founding) : 3 queens / 155 eggs

Myrmica sp. colony 1 (Reddish-brown tint / unidentified as of now) (founding) : 1 queen / 10 eggs

Crematogaster colony 1 (founding) : 1 queen / 17 eggs

Crematogaster colony 2 (founding) : 1 queen / 20 eggs

Prenolepis imparis colony 1 (founding) : 19 queens / 0 eggs


Edited by ctantkeeper, April 16 2017 - 6:33 AM.


#102 Offline Marie_ANToinette - Posted May 26 2017 - 8:16 PM

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Camponotus Pennsylvanicus(founding) 1 queen(caught 5/19/17) / 0 eggs 

 

All I have is Queen Antoinette :)


Edited by Marie_ANToinette, May 26 2017 - 8:18 PM.

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!


#103 Offline Barristan - Posted May 26 2017 - 10:36 PM

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Current

  • Camponotus nicobarensis
  • Manica rubida
  • Lasius niger
  • Polyrhachis dives

Past (as far as I remember... )

  • Aphaenogaster senilis
  • Aphaenogaster schurri
  • Camponotus herculeanus
  • Camponotus lateralis
  • Camponotus ligniperda
  • Camponotus vagus (now I watch them in my garden ;-) )
  • Crematogaster auberti
  • Crematogaster scutellaris
  • Lasius emarginatus
  • Lasius flavus
  • Myrmica rubra
  • Plagiolepis pygmaea
  • Pheidole indica
  • Pheidole pallidula
  • Pheidole spathifera
  • Pheidole flaverio
  • Solenopsis fugax
  • Tapinoma nigerrimum

Edited by Barristan, May 26 2017 - 11:05 PM.


#104 Offline Jonathan21700 - Posted May 27 2017 - 11:58 AM

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Current

  • Camponotus nicobarensis
  • Manica rubida
  • Lasius niger
  • Polyrhachis dives

Past (as far as I remember... )

  • Aphaenogaster senilis
  • Aphaenogaster schurri
  • Camponotus herculeanus
  • Camponotus lateralis
  • Camponotus ligniperda
  • Camponotus vagus (now I watch them in my garden ;-) )
  • Crematogaster auberti
  • Crematogaster scutellaris
  • Lasius emarginatus
  • Lasius flavus
  • Myrmica rubra
  • Plagiolepis pygmaea
  • Pheidole indica
  • Pheidole pallidula
  • Pheidole spathifera
  • Pheidole flaverio
  • Solenopsis fugax
  • Tapinoma nigerrimum

 

Hello, I would like to ask about Plagiolepis pygmaea. Did you collect the queen yourself or you acquired them in a different way? I ask this as I'm trying to find out when exactly is their nuptial flight. Also can you say anything specific about their diet? Thank you! :)



#105 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted June 4 2017 - 6:39 AM

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Colonies I currently keep:

 

Formica dolosa

Formica Sp.

Solenopsis richteri

 

Colonies I wish to keep in the near future:

Crematogaster cerasi

Crematogaster ashmeadi

Apheanogaster tennesseensis

Formica subsericea

 

 



#106 Offline lucas3431 - Posted July 25 2017 - 11:59 AM

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Species: Lasius Niger (Black Garden Ant).

Capture Date: 23/7/17, Single Queen(Fully Claustral).

Country/City: Ireland/Dublin.

First Eggs Laid: 25/7/17 (Egg count unknown).


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#107 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted August 8 2017 - 10:44 AM

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I have L. murphyi, L. nearcticus, C. nearcticus, C. chromaiodes, F. incerta, F. pallidefulva, F. subseriscea, A. picea, B. depilis, S. molesta, T. Curvispinosus, T. SPe, and Nylanderia sp.


Edited by Connectimyrmex, August 9 2017 - 4:56 PM.

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Keeper of
Miniature Labradoodle
Baby Wolf Spider
Mud Dauber wasp larvae
Ochetellus Glaber
Solenopsis Geminata
Brachymyrmex Obscurior
Cardiocondyla Emeryi
Tetramorium Bicarinatum
Plagiolepis Alluaudi
Anoplolepis Gracilipes
Technomyrmex Difficilis
Pheidole Megacephala
Aholehole fish
Cowrie snail
Sea Fan Worm
100+ sea squirts
Tree seedlings
Ghost Crab
Day Gecko
Small Fat Centipede
Endemic Lacewing larva
Vernal Pool shrimps

#108 Offline Shaye - Posted August 8 2017 - 7:42 PM

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Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Pseudomyrmex gracilis, Pseudomyrmex pallidus, Odontomachus clarus, Neoponera villosa, Camponotus planatus, Crematogaster sp., Solenopsis molesta, Myrmecocystus mexicanus, Myrmecocystus testaceus, Veromessor pergandei, Tapinoma sessile, Dorymyrmex insanus.

Edited by Shaye, August 8 2017 - 8:40 PM.

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?


#109 Offline Crash - Posted August 20 2017 - 5:52 AM

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Current:

 

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Solenopsis molesta

Tetramorium sp e

 

 

Past:

 

Camponotus novaeboracensis

Temnothorax ambiguus

Tapinoma sessile


Edited by Crash, August 27 2017 - 2:58 PM.


#110 Offline FeedTheAnts - Posted August 30 2017 - 10:51 AM

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Please tell me any name suggestions for the unnamed colonies :)

 

Abdo-lemons

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F.subcericea(no name yet)
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C.castaneus(no name yet)
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C.chromaiodes(no name yet)
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Crematogaster ashmeadi(no name yet)
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Edited by TennesseeAnts, May 16 2018 - 10:32 AM.

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I accidentally froze all my ants 


#111 Offline AntPhycho - Posted August 31 2017 - 6:07 PM

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All colonies sold.

All queens caught in Southern California. (Planning on catching more next season.)

Update September 24, 2020


Edited by AntPhycho, September 24 2020 - 8:15 AM.

Founding (for myself):                                                                                       My Shop

Solenopsis invicta experiments...                                                                     California

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#112 Offline skocko76 - Posted September 10 2017 - 1:48 PM

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Current:

Messor barbarus

Messor capitatus
Lasius niger

Lasius flavus
Crematogaster scutellaris

 

Past:

 

Crematogaster lorteti


Edited by skocko76, September 19 2017 - 8:10 AM.


#113 Offline STRAYA_ants - Posted September 27 2017 - 12:59 PM

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I'm 3 weeks into this hobby, so I don't have many colonies yet. Currently, I have:

Rhytidoponera metallica - 1 queen
Camponotus sp (still trying to ID the species) - 1 queen
Myrmecia simillima - 1 queen
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#114 Offline Chicken_eater100 - Posted September 27 2017 - 2:33 PM

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Current:
Lasius Neoniger

Past:
5mm reddish queen that died.
Waiting for next season. Hoping to find tetramorium.

#115 Offline anttics - Posted October 31 2017 - 2:22 PM

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back when I lived in Peru I kept as a child.

-pheidole fimbriata.

not 100% sure. They were black. minors were 5mm. majors had a huge head some reach more than 1cm in length. very aggressive could cut human skin with a bite. had to give them away when I moved to Los Angeles.

#116 Offline Leo - Posted October 31 2017 - 4:20 PM

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current:

 

colonies:

pheidole sp: 3 queens and 300-400 workers

camponotus pseudoirritans: 2 queen and 30 workers 2 majors

pheidole sp: 1 queens and 20 workers

diacamma rugosum: 2 gamergates and 19 workers

Harpegnathos venator: 1 fertile queen, 15 workers 4 infertile queens.

ectatomma ruidum: 1 queen 17 workers

Tetraponera sp: 2 queens 2 workers

Carebara diversa: 1 queen 10 workers

oocerea biroi: 20 workers

Odontomachus monticola: 1 queen 10 workers

 

lone queens:

Myrmecia rufinodis


Edited by Leo, December 8 2018 - 12:50 AM.

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#117 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted November 24 2017 - 6:45 PM

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Species found:

Aphaenogaster lamellidens (TN)
Aphaenogaster occidentalis (WA)
Brachymyrmex sp. 1 (TN)
Brachymyrmex depilis (TN, WA)
Brachyponera chinensis (TN)
Camponotus americanus (TN)
Camponotus caryae (TN, WA)
Camponotus chromaiodes (TN)
Camponotus decipiens (TN)
Camponotus modoc (WA)
Camponotus nearcticus (TN, WA)
Camponotus noveaboracensis (TN)
Camponotus pennslyvanicus (TN)
Camponotus snellingi (TN)
Camponotus subbarbatus (TN)
Colobopsis impressa (TN)
Colobopsis obliqua (TN)
Colobopsis mississippiensis (TN)
Crematogaster ashmeadi (TN)
Crematogaster cerasi (TN)
Crematogaster lineolata (TN)
Crematogaster minutissima (TN)
Crematogaster missouriensis (TN)
Dorymyrmex cf. insanus (WA)
Dorymyrmex brueni (TN)
Forelius sp. 1 (TN)
Formica argentea (TN)
Formica dolosa (TN)
Formica incerta (TN)
Formica cf. lasioides (WA)
Formica neogagates (WA)
Formica neorufibarbis (WA)
Formica obscuripes (WA)
Formica obscuriventris (TN)
Formica pacifica (WA)
Formica pallidefullva (TN)
Formica subsericea (TN)
Hypoponera inexorata (TN)
Hypoponera opacior (TN)
Leptothorax sp. 1 (WA)
Monomorium ergatoigynea (TN)
Monomorium minimum (TN)
Myrmecina americana (TN, WA)
Myrmica americana (TN)
Myrmica incompleta (TN)
Myrmica cf. rubra (WA)
Myrmica sp. 1 (WA)
Neivamyrmex nigrescens (TN)
Pheidole bicarinata (TN)
Pheidole sp. 1 (WA)
Pheidole sp. 2 (TN)
Pheidole tepicana (TN)
Pheidole tysoni (TN)
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (TN)
Proceratium colony (TN)
Proceratium creek (TN)
Proceratium pergandei (TN)
Solenopsis carolinensis (TN)
Solenopsis invicta (TN)
Solenopsis invicta x rchrti (TN)
Solenopsis molesta (TN, WA)
Solenopsis rchrti (TN)
Solenopsis cf. texana (TN)
Stigmatomma pallipes (TN)
Strumigenys louisianae (TN)
Strumigenys pilinasis (TN)
Strumigenys membranifera (TN)
Temnothorax ambiguus (TN)
Temnothorax americanus (TN)
Temnothorax curvispinosus (TN)
Temnothorax cf. rugulatus (WA)
Tetramorium immagrans (TN, WA)
Trachymyrmex septentrionalis (TN)

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#118 Offline angelo.cardillo - Posted November 28 2017 - 3:49 PM

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:-)

 

1 Formica fusca

3 Formica cunicularia

1 Formica rufibarbis

2 Formica sanguinea

 

4 Polyergus rufescens

 

1 Lasius niger

2 lasius emarginatus

2 Lasius Umbratus meridionalis

1 Lasius Umbratus distinguendus

1 Lasius dentrolasius fuliginosus

1 Lasius flavus (only queen)

 

1 Camponotus herculenaus

1 Camponotus ligniperda

1 Camponotus aethiops

1 Camponotus vagus

1 Camponotus barbaricus (queen only)

1 Camponotus cruentatus (queen only)

1 Camponotus nylanderi

 

2 Messor capitatus

2 Messor barbarus (only queen)

 

 

1 Tetramorium caespitum with parasite ant Strongilognatus testaceus

 

1 Manica rubida

 

1 Ex Camponotus truncatus

 

1 Creamtogaster scutelleris,


Edited by angelo.cardillo, November 28 2017 - 3:59 PM.

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#119 Offline Antsy - Posted November 28 2017 - 5:45 PM

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You forgot Pogonomyremex Occidentalis

#120 Offline T.C. - Posted January 31 2018 - 10:48 PM

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Don't think I have ever added mine... here we go. This is off the top of my head, I'll add others I missed later.

 

Lasius Alienus

Lasius flavus

Lasius neoniger

Lasius umbratus

Lasius claviger

Aphaenogaster  sp.

Myrmica sp.

Tetramorium caespitum

Selenopsis molesta

Formica fusca
Formica pallidefulva
Formica subsericea

Camponotus noveboracensis

Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Camponotus nearcticus

 


Edited by T.C., January 31 2018 - 10:49 PM.

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