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[OiledOlives]

Maybe it was like buying Camponotus discolor, you don’t know if you’re going to get discolor or the sub species.

C. decipiens is not a subspecies of C. discolor.

[SolenopsisKeeper-]

Maybe it was like buying Camponotus discolor, you don’t know if you’re going to get discolor or the sub species.

C. decipiens is not a subspecies of C. discolor.

I meant like a similar species. Sorry for confusion

Edited by SolenopsisKeeper-, April 22 2022 - 12:19 PM.

[azzaaazzzz00]

The meme thread is certainly not dead.

Oh, sorry, just checked...I guess I just don't read it. Why am I so slow

Also, sorry for cutting off the conversation about the species

Edited by azzaaazzzz00, April 22 2022 - 1:24 PM.

[lazyant]

Please do not clutter the journal up. Thank you!

[lazyant]

UPDATE: Sorry for not posting. I had not had any major events UNTIL TODAY.

 

My ants have been escaping from my stupid ac Nest BUT i am buying new ants look out for that and sorry for no pictures :]

[azzaaazzzz00]

Have you managed to block of where they're escaping? Did a lot of workers escape or just a few?

[lazyant]

Yeah It's fine now. At one point there was like 1 worker per sq. foot of my room.

[SolenopsisKeeper-]

Yeah It's fine now. At one point there was like 1 worker per sq. foot of my room.

That’s tough. I would be paranoid there is some crawling about when I go to bed…

[lazyant]

Photo dump: Also, they have moved into the other nest and tubing, but are using the AC nest as a garbage dump, so should I remove it?

 

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Dunno' why it looks like there's no ants the tha nest 

 

 

 

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[AlexLebedev]

yes remove the ac nest it would mold and kill the colony let them use their outworlds as a garbage dump

[lazyant]

yes remove the ac nest it would mold and kill the colony let them use their outworlds as a garbage dump

Doing it right now

[lazyant]

OK, sorry for no updates, the updates are the queen has been a egg laying machine!

Recently the brood in general has been progressing rapidly compare to before, also PHOTO DUMP!

 

 

 

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[lazyant]

Hello again, um............ there was another brood explosion in the colony, and expecting the next generation to be massive! ALSO Should I make a different ant journal for other ant species? PHOTO DUMP 

 

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[AntsCali098]

Can I see a pic of the queen? If you don know the species, a queen pic would help. It could be C.modoc?

Edited by AntsCali098, May 12 2022 - 11:10 AM.

[lazyant]

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Can I see a pic of the queen? If you don know the species, a queen pic would help. It could be C.modoc?

 

[lazyant]

Update: The queens have been super busy laying eggs lately, I suspect the heating has been helping. I give them like 2 mealworms a day, and they completely BODY 2 of the biggest mealworms I have, seems like they are always hungry! 

 

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As you can see they use the tubing as a satellite nest, bright future for these guys!

 

 

[SolenopsisKeeper-]

Hopefully, no mites are introduced… or else the future may be further…

[lazyant]

Hopefully, no mites are introduced… or else the future may be further…

Oh no it is okay, I freeze the mealworms before I feed it to the ants