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ok, I just tried to post the photo but it said that I can not post this photo? is some thing going on?
ok, I just tried to post the photo but it said that I can not post this photo? is some thing going on?
Maybe you ran out of Megabytes that Formiculture allows per user?
Ok so I forgot about posting on this journal so this will be a big update.
The Darkwings: they have a new worker and a new pupae! they now have seventeen workers!
The Night Runners: nothing new
The lasius: they have two new larvae! hopefully they will have a pupae soon.
The Myrmica: nothing new
Edited by antsriondel, April 3 2022 - 5:00 PM.
the myrmica layed a HUGE egg pile!
Ok so this is going to be a massive update
The Darkwings: they are doing great! they have a new pupae and a big batch of eggs and larvae.
The Night Runners: nothing new
Lasius Brevicornis: she has a massive larvae that should spin a cocoon soon!
Lasius Americanus: she has some eggs! I am so excited to see if she can found a colony!
monomorium minum: she died
Myrmica: they have a giant egg pile that just keeps on growing.
Anyways, hope everyone has a great day!
Ok so I went on a trip and I came back and....... Almost all of my colonies survived and are doing great!!
The Darkwings: They have two new pupae!
The Night Runners: Queen moonwatcher layed a new batch of eggs!
The Lasius: I have pretty much given up on this colony.
Well that's all for today.
Edited by antsriondel, April 19 2022 - 7:00 AM.
Good to see that your colonies are doing well! Keep up the good work antsriondel!
Keeping ants since 2020
I keep:
Myrmicinae: Solenopsis molesta( 2 queens). Tetramorium immigrans ( 3 colonies with the biggest nearing 800 workers!),
Crematogaster cerasi ( 1 colony with a worker). Temnothorax curvispinosus ( 1 queen with colony of 2 workers).
Formicinae: Prenolepis imparis ( 2 single queen colonies). Lasius brevicornis ( 19 founding queens) haven't seen many journals of them. Lasius Neoniger (a founding queen).Formica incerta( 1 colony with 22 workers)
Previously kept: Pogonomyrmex occidentalis ( 1 colony with 9 workers).
As you can tell I like ants
Good to see that your colonies are doing well! Keep up the good work antsriondel!
thanks!
Okay, so I have kind of neglected my colonies so, here is a big update, and pictures! Finally!
The Night Runners have layed some new eggs!
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And here are the myrmica! If anyone knows the exact species can you give me some info, please and thank you.
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And here are the darkwings, who are thriving.
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The lasius Americanus died of parasitic worms
The lasius pupae shrivelled up and died
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Edited by antsriondel, April 28 2022 - 11:06 AM.
That "Myrmica" is Aphaenogaster occidentalis
That "Myrmica" is Aphaenogaster occidentalis
Thanks! Also I caught a Camponotus Modoc queen!
Ok so I have not posted in a while so here we go
The Darkwings: These guys are awesome to keep, they eat a ton of food and Queen Glory produces eggs like a crazy person.
The Night Runners: They have some new eggs.
Ok so I also caught.....a......parasitic Formica!
I caught twenty two C. Modoc and six L. luctuosum today!
Edited by antsriondel, May 31 2022 - 6:54 PM.
I have twenty one L. Luctuosum and twenty three C. Modoc queens!
The L. Luctuosum and the C. Modoc layed eggs!
PMed Let me know if I can buy the Liometopum off you
Wow... I just read these updates and I don't know much about Liometopum but I feel like having 20 queens is the equivalent of having 20 meat ant queens here.
If you keep them all... good luck!
My Ants:
Colonies: Camponotus humilior 1w, Opisthopsis rufithorax 11w, Aphaenogaster longiceps ~5w, Pheidole sp. ~235w ~15m, Iridomyrmex sp. 2q 1w, Brachyponera lutea 6w, Crematogaster sp. ~20w, Podomyrma sp. 1w
Queens: Polyrhachis cf. robinsoni, Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sp. (likely infertile)
Previously Kept: Colobopsis gasseri, Technomyrmex sp., Rhytidoponera victorae, Nylanderia cf. rosae, Myrmecia brevinoda/forficata, Polyrhachis australis, Solenopsis/Monomorium
Key: Q = Queen, W = Worker, M = Major
Youtube Channel: Ants of Sydney - YouTube
Patreon (for YouTube channel): https://www.patreon.com/antsofsydney
Wow... I just read these updates and I don't know much about Liometopum but I feel like having 20 queens is the equivalent of having 20 meat ant queens here.
If you keep them all... good luck!
Lio’s are basically just iridomyrmex
Wow... I just read these updates and I don't know much about Liometopum but I feel like having 20 queens is the equivalent of having 20 meat ant queens here.
If you keep them all... good luck!
Lio’s are basically just iridomyrmex
I think some Iridomyrmex species were actually classified Liometopum a really long time ago.
My Ants:
Colonies: Camponotus humilior 1w, Opisthopsis rufithorax 11w, Aphaenogaster longiceps ~5w, Pheidole sp. ~235w ~15m, Iridomyrmex sp. 2q 1w, Brachyponera lutea 6w, Crematogaster sp. ~20w, Podomyrma sp. 1w
Queens: Polyrhachis cf. robinsoni, Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sp. (likely infertile)
Previously Kept: Colobopsis gasseri, Technomyrmex sp., Rhytidoponera victorae, Nylanderia cf. rosae, Myrmecia brevinoda/forficata, Polyrhachis australis, Solenopsis/Monomorium
Key: Q = Queen, W = Worker, M = Major
Youtube Channel: Ants of Sydney - YouTube
Patreon (for YouTube channel): https://www.patreon.com/antsofsydney
Okay, so its been a while, this is all of my colonies that I am personally keeping.
The Darkwings: this colony has not progressed at all, I am trying to help the queen lay eggs, but she ain't budging.
The Night Runners: this colony has two larvae that are not growing at all, so I decided to move them into my own diy wood nest. My hopes that they will thrive in a natural setup.
Aphaenogaster Occidentalis: I forgot about this colony so when I checked on them they where dying because of dehydration, so I watered their setup and now they are doing ok, with tons of brood.
Camponotus cf Novaeboracensis: this queen has become extremely physogastric and has a ton of eggs.
Liometopum Luctuosum: they have larvae! I am so excited for these queens as this is my personal favourite species.
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